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
The full display is the largest of any Apple phone, resembling more of an iPad than an iPhone. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Molecules pooling close to regions that repel water can be forced into distinctive arrangements that are energetically costly to maintain, resembling pieces of a jigsaw puzzle pushed into patterns poised on the verge of scattering. — Mike McRae 13, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 While mourning her father, the heartbroken Sara uses a piece of chalk to draw a circle on the floor of the attic resembling the one Rama creates to protect Sita. — Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 In one of Duolingo's most viral online campaigns, Duo temporarily died after being hit by a vehicle resembling a Tesla Cybertruck. — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 The text asked whether an item was still available and included an image resembling a Facebook Marketplace listing. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 What appears before the bewildered trio is a boy with a face resembling a frog’s, named Fūsuke. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Another will examine the stability of a design resembling the protective aeroshell planned for NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 Yet its inspiration lies in the desert rose, a mineral formation that crystallizes beneath salt basins into flat plates resembling rose petals. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembling
  1. similar
  2. approaching
  3. comparable
  4. suggesting
  5. analogous
  6. recalling
  7. alike
  8. feeling
Adjective
  • Recent court cases have used similar arguments, framing social media to judges and jurors as defective products causing children harm.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Then-first lady Jill Biden pursued similar efforts to jump-start women's health research, and Biden officials in November 2023 launched their own White House effort intended to coordinate a cross-government response to boost women's health.
    — Dan Diamond, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of similar
Verb
  • In his incident report, Garner said another officer activated a Taser's electrical arc to try to scare HeeHaw away, but the donkey continued approaching.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Surveillance footage showed Alfozan approaching the conference room on several occasions despite lacking authorization to enter or participate in meetings there.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaching
Adjective
  • The man at the centre of the story eventually represents a level of power comparable to that of the state.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Except for the shift in timing and this year’s sale lasting one day longer, the sale itself was comparable year-over-year.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of comparable
Verb
  • Interestingly, there is no statistically detectable difference in offending rates before college, suggesting the future fraternity members weren’t always fundamentally different in their behavior.
    — Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Musk went even further during the unveiling, suggesting engineers eventually want to reach half the speed of sound.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggesting
Adjective
  • Canada retaliated with its own set of near-analogous duties on more than $20 billion in American goods in early September.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Bayzo's pub is analogous to an English tavern, with creamy cups of clam chowder and a piano likely to launch you into Elton John renditions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of analogous
Verb
  • In 2024, the CPSC unanimously rejected that argument, ruling that Amazon was legally responsible for recalling more than 400,000 hazardous products.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Again, the retrospective attracted a new generation of filmgoers, with Ghermani recalling long lines of young audiences waiting to attend screenings of Yang’s films.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 16 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
  • When the researchers ran the study again and asked about mental well-being, students reported feeling better in the phone’s absence.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • From accessing their money to ordering a taxi or takeout, millions of Russians were feeling the impact of Ukrainian strikes on the data centers of the country’s internet giant Yandex in their daily life.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of feeling

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