as in to feel
to look or be like (someone or something)
He strongly resembles his father in appearance and in temperament. Terrier dogs closely resemble each other.
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Recent Examples of resemble
Kevin Jonas' 2 Kids: All About Alena and Valentina
Taking to the comments section, many fans couldn't help but express how much the father and daughter duo resembled one another.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Last week, Moore’s administration introduced a bill related to nuclear energy that resembles Brooks’s initiative.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2025
Mini steppers use two pedals to move up and down in a continuous motion that resembles climbing a flight of stairs.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
The unusual features resemble the famed buttes and mesas of Monument Valley along the Arizona-Utah border.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Last week, Moore’s administration introduced a bill related to nuclear energy that resembles Brooks’s initiative.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2025
Mini steppers use two pedals to move up and down in a continuous motion that resembles climbing a flight of stairs.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
The unusual features resemble the famed buttes and mesas of Monument Valley along the Arizona-Utah border.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resemble
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Brand founder Rosie Jane designs her clean scents to feel easy, breezy, and imminently wearable in everyday life.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
8 Feb. 2025
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The key to making a space feel unique and lived in—not straight out of a box—is filling it with variety.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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During a news briefing the following day, President Donald Trump baselessly suggested the collision was the result of the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity hiring goals.—
Katie Smith,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Some research, including a 2014 study of twins in China, suggests that genetics may play a role, with both grandiosity and entitlement seeming to be shared more by the twins than by other siblings.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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The company last year issued a profit warning after it was hit by sliding sales in China and forced to recall 1.5 million vehicles due to potentially faulty brake systems developed by Continental.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2025
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In another stunning move, Marocco recalled back home 1,400 of USAID’s overseas foreign service officers, who were supposed to have similar job protections.—
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
9 Feb. 2025
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Speaking of her daughter, the beauty entrepreneur and growing mogul lights up when discussing how the next generation approaches skincare.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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As a result, gold soared to a fresh all-time high earlier this month, approaching a record $3,000.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
18 Feb. 2025
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Jim Acosta's days at CNN are done, but his feud with President Donald Trump seems far from over.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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At points this season, this seemed like the roster capable of breaking that trend.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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Her bylines over the past five years have appeared in USA Today, Baltimore Sun, Teen Vogue, Boston Globe, Food & Wine, and more.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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Notably, his voters, especially American farmers, appear to bear the brunt of his actions.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2025
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With these facts in mind, scientists from Northwestern University looked to Bacillus subtilis, a probiotic bacteria found in the gut (and in soil).—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2025
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As part of the study, researchers looked closer at the diversity of these communities in the four evacuation zones by using U.S. census and elementary school data to develop a profile of the people living there.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Resemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resemble. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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