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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 resembled
New Orleans’ offense resembled a preseason roster on paper, and that’s not hyperbole.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
What these 28 events resembled was a strange and, until now, seemingly unique cosmic explosion called ASASSN-16oh, which was detected in 2016 by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae and which the team now thinks was a millinova.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The stage at the Terris Theatre in Chester resembled a club stage before a show or a cluttered rehearsal room with amps and other equipment spread around the room serving as seats or platforms for the performers.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
This time, City had specialist midfielders available but resembled an ageing rock band, especially without their key member in Rodri (out for the season through injury this time) once again.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
The venue, which resembled an old and abandoned warehouse is notorious for problematic audio reflections which aggravated the issue.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The English cottage resembled Winslet's character, Iris's cozy abode, and Marsh was filled with excitement.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
The Wicked café too had a backdrop which resembled the movie set as a screen showing the wizard's mask was partly concealed by a curtain which looked like one from the film.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Too many of their games this season have resembled basketball matches where both sides run from end-to-end and have countless opportunities to score.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
What these 28 events resembled was a strange and, until now, seemingly unique cosmic explosion called ASASSN-16oh, which was detected in 2016 by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae and which the team now thinks was a millinova.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The stage at the Terris Theatre in Chester resembled a club stage before a show or a cluttered rehearsal room with amps and other equipment spread around the room serving as seats or platforms for the performers.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
This time, City had specialist midfielders available but resembled an ageing rock band, especially without their key member in Rodri (out for the season through injury this time) once again.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
The venue, which resembled an old and abandoned warehouse is notorious for problematic audio reflections which aggravated the issue.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The English cottage resembled Winslet's character, Iris's cozy abode, and Marsh was filled with excitement.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
The Wicked café too had a backdrop which resembled the movie set as a screen showing the wizard's mask was partly concealed by a curtain which looked like one from the film.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Too many of their games this season have resembled basketball matches where both sides run from end-to-end and have countless opportunities to score.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembled
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Ramona Miller, who was inside the store with her 6-year-old granddaughter at the time of the incident, recalled hearing multiple gunshots to WGHP-TV.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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When Costco’s Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture-Raised Eggs were recalled on November 27th, most consumers treated it as a precaution.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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However, the lurid thoughts communicated in Johanne’s prose are enough to send Kristin and Karin into a spiral over how Johanne could possibly have come to felt this way.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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In the viral video's comments section, viewers expressed their surprise that the felting process worked.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Some Chinese defense scholars have suggested that the PLA must devolve decision-making power down the chain of command in order to take full advantage of emerging technologies.—
Sam Bresnick,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Dec. 2024
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Thus, suggested remedies by the AI might be based on myths and completely unverified sources.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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In the end, Harris lost the opportunity to campaign for votes in key states, looked foolish in doing so, and got zero from her Joe Rogan experience.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Carson Spiers and Andrew Abbott have looked good at the back of Cincinnati's rotation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Kirby Smart complained about the call afterward but seemed to misinterpret what being set over the ball meant.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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The intentionally empty area around Sgr A*'s frame seemed to actually punctuate its conceptual and visual weight in a way its typical online backdrop of search bars and Google Chrome tabs never has for me.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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The high court's conservative majority, joined by some liberal justices, appeared skeptical of Wisconsin's position.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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The governing Liberals had appeared poised for a historic defeat, but polls indicate that Carney has recently opened up a lead over Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Resembled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resembled. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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