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
In the post, Ryan and Crystal sit next to each other on a set that resembles the one used for couples interviews in the film (the jury is still out if the table is made from a wagon wheel).
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The office market here is beginning to see longer leases that more closely resemble the types of deals companies signed before the pandemic, a sign that employers have a better sense of what to expect, said Will Austin, director of market analytics for CoStar in Sacramento.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
From a life science point of view, these animals resemble a liquid—much more so than other creatures such as humans—because of their movable (and sometimes missing) collarbone.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
The 500,000-square-foot museum (slated to open sometime in 2025) will be home to both a planetarium and a giant-screen theater, as well as a spiraling ramp resembling a twisting DNA strand that also acts as exhibition space.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The office market here is beginning to see longer leases that more closely resemble the types of deals companies signed before the pandemic, a sign that employers have a better sense of what to expect, said Will Austin, director of market analytics for CoStar in Sacramento.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
From a life science point of view, these animals resemble a liquid—much more so than other creatures such as humans—because of their movable (and sometimes missing) collarbone.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
The 500,000-square-foot museum (slated to open sometime in 2025) will be home to both a planetarium and a giant-screen theater, as well as a spiraling ramp resembling a twisting DNA strand that also acts as exhibition space.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
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However, Girma’s deal feels different and bigger than all of those, as the key to the USWNT defense signed a long-term deal with Chelsea, signaling a new level of ambition.—
Emily Olsen,
The Athletic,
28 Jan. 2025
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That’s such a human emotion, feeling, and experience; something that everybody can relate to in one way or another.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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The magnitude of the two events suggested, according to Whisker Labs, that the faults were on the high-voltage transmission lines that carry electricity from facilities like power plants to substations.—
Ivan Penn,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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While Kansas City-area lawmakers broadly support keeping the teams, Kehoe has also suggested that any incentive package would have to be a good deal.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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What potato chips are being recalled? Which states were the Lay’s chips distributed to?—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Spirit has also been particularly challenged by a Pratt & Whitney engine recall that grounded dozens of its jets.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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Chicago Public Schools officials had said that at least one immigration officer approached Hamline Elementary School on the city’s Southwest Side late Friday morning, but was not allowed to enter.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Fire was approaching the facility, home to 45 elderly and disabled patients ranging in age from mid-60s to 103, many of them bedridden, some with dementia.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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And the shareholders’ dispute, for now, doesn’t seem to bode well for increasing the player payroll.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Nothing seems as appealing as my soft and stretchy pajama bottoms — but maybe, just maybe, Scarlett Johansson’s mega-voluminous pants are the exception.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Commerce Department reported Friday that an inflation reading closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose to 2.6% in December, but the details in the report appeared more positive.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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Here, the gardens often appear to be sinking or submerged as rising seas threaten to turn earthly Edens into swampland.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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Tourists look forward to flight routes connecting China and India China and India have agreed to resume direct commercial flights for the first time in five years.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Have a walk on Jermyn Street, look at Charles Tyrwhitt, Marks & Spencer, or Next.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Resemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resemble. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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