as in approached
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
In fact, many joked that the mystery bottle in question resembled that of an alcohol handle.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
The Chargers’ all-gold uniforms resembled nothing more than those of the Savannah Bananas, baseball’s version of basketball’s Harlem Globetrotters.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
While Gobert is a grand ceiling raiser for Minnesota, his role in the grand scheme of the 2024-25 season more closely resembled an innings eater than a high-leverage closer.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
While these relatives possessed human-like hand proportions, their grip strength more likely resembled one of today’s great apes.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Nagy, in the fourth year of his second stint with the Chiefs, is overseeing an offense that at times has resembled the best years of the Patrick Mahomes era.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
My stance more closely resembled that of a Little Leaguer hitting off a tee.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Friends commented on how much the two men resembled each other in manner and bearing.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
The Chargers’ all-gold uniforms resembled nothing more than those of the Savannah Bananas, baseball’s version of basketball’s Harlem Globetrotters.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
While Gobert is a grand ceiling raiser for Minnesota, his role in the grand scheme of the 2024-25 season more closely resembled an innings eater than a high-leverage closer.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
While these relatives possessed human-like hand proportions, their grip strength more likely resembled one of today’s great apes.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Nagy, in the fourth year of his second stint with the Chiefs, is overseeing an offense that at times has resembled the best years of the Patrick Mahomes era.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
My stance more closely resembled that of a Little Leaguer hitting off a tee.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Friends commented on how much the two men resembled each other in manner and bearing.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembled
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As the victim was leaving her Surprise home to attend a soccer game with her three children, Headrick approached her with a metal bar and forced the family back inside, prosecutors said.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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She had been approached before Leachman accepted the role but had turned it down.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
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Tim Allen recalled his two-year prison stint in the 1970s during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Dakota Fanning recalled the memorable way that her sister, Elle Fanning, intervened when a man was being rude to her.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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There’s even a design echo between the nomadic Mongolian ger — the traditional felt tent sometimes referred to as yurts — and the Martian dome prototypes being developed by the MARS-V engineering team.—
Rosanna Philpott,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Search Begins Our search began with what felt like hunting for a needle in a haystack.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Deshpande suggested that while streaming algorithms like Netflix’s are good at identifying what is within a subscriber’s tastes, the algorithm may limit what that user is exposed to, to the detriment of studios trying to produce films.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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This closeness causes gravitational instability that existing planetary formation models have suggested should result in an environment unsuitable for planet formation.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The new research puts that mystery to rest and can help paleontologists find, recognize and analyze future mummy finds for tiny clues into how giant dinosaurs really looked.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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On glam, Kardashian looked to Dimitris Giannetos for her sophisticated slickback bun, with bronzed makeup, and long black talon nails.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The woman seemed to be seriously considering that advice.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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That seemed like Weird and Wild material to me.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Her writing has also appeared in leading publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Nation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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But when Ronnie set the theater's copy of The Music Man in motion on the projector, Matty appeared on screen holding what looked like a baby swaddled in a blanket.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Resembled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resembled. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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