resembling 1 of 2

adjective

as in like
having qualities in common resembling Impressionist landscapes were hung side by side so that visitors could compare how fellow artists treated the same subject matter

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resembling

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verb

present participle of resemble
as in approaching
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 resembling
Verb
Writer-director Reed Van Dyk’s feature debut navigates tricky emotional waters but emerges as a trenchant examination of what forgiveness and penitence can look like, allowing no room for anything resembling a pat happy ending. — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 In the series of small works measuring 11 by 15 inches, Nickless imagines microscopic forms resembling cells and bacteria. — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Perhaps the most striking styles in the lineup stood on curvaceous, sculptural heels resembling slithering snakes. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 So far, only the Even G2 has anything resembling an app store with Even Hub, where developers can make software for the glasses using the Even Hub SDK and publish it on the company’s mobile app. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026 China has leveraged its manufacturing ecosystem, battery supply chain, rapid product iteration, vertical integration and competitive domestic market to build an EV industry resembling the consumer electronics sector. — Vincent Yang, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Matthew’s three kids are just TV archetypes, rarely resembling real people at all. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 The veggies are poured into a giant vat and mixed by hand with something resembling a dustpan. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Yet users can enter something resembling a charismatic relationship with it. — Morgan Shipley, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembling
  1. similar
  2. approaching
  3. comparable
  4. suggesting
  5. analogous
  6. recalling
  7. alike
  8. feeling
Adjective
  • The bombers were moved abruptly in response to multiple streams of intelligence warnings, including a threat that the aircraft could be hit in a swarm drone attack similar to one Ukraine launched against Russia in June 2025.
    — Steve Hendrix, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Bellingham has followed a similar trajectory off the pitch, emerging as one of the sport’s most marketable young stars.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of similar
Verb
  • The case has been a political flashpoint in Nigeria for years, flaring up ahead of the 2023 election that brought Tinubu to office and again now with the 2027 vote fast approaching.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • With multiple CMEs approaching Earth in quick succession, there's still considerable uncertainty over how geomagnetic conditions will develop.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaching
Adjective
  • Thiessen said those events are not directly comparable to a new baseball stadium, which would host many more games regularly.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That’s harder to find in fashion these days, as the comparable speed of digital culture increases trend turnover and even algorithmic advertising struggles to keep up with what looking empirically cool means.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of comparable
Verb
  • The presidential candidates who came in third, fourth, and fifth place are all right-wing, suggesting that Bolsonaro could have a natural pool of voters to draw from in the runoff.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The gulf diplomat said the investigation, which hasn’t concluded, hasn’t found any connections with militant groups, suggesting the copilot acted on his own.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggesting
Adjective
  • But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The senator said the Food and Drug Administration's model of pharmaceutical regulation is analogous to the AI debate.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of analogous
Verb
  • Born and raised in Flushing, Queens, to a Chinese family, Liu developed an early interest in beauty, recalling spending hours painting her nails after school.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Williamson took a lighter note while recalling his and Van Der Beek’s dynamic early in the show’s run.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of recalling
Adjective
  • America's most affluent suburbs are more alike than different.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • According to author Caroline Hallemann—whose book The Kennedys and the Windsors came out on June 2—the two women were even more alike than meets the eye.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 June 2026
Definition of alike
Verb
  • Dining here is fun, fresh, plentiful, and food is cooked to perfection—but also fuel for long game drives that will keep you feeling spritely, never weighed down.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • All together, her Paris party attire nods to the past without actually feeling retro.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of feeling

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“Resembling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resembling. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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