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as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common
I see a family resemblance between you and your brother
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as in likeness
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
the look of the director's latest film bears a strong resemblance to the look of his last film
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Recent Examples of resemblance
The building style took its name from its resemblance to old flat clothes irons.
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Powered By, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The interior bears no resemblance to what the was once the Hartford Specialty Machine Co., a maker of manufacturing machine tools and fixtures.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
Murray Hamilton, who played the sleazy mayor of Amity, was chosen partly for his resemblance to Richard Nixon.
—Jim Beckerman, USA Today, 16 June 2025
His allegations bear a striking resemblance to those made by Michaels, who suffered a career-ending ankle break on the final season of Game of Thrones, four years after Pilgrim’s accident.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 June 2025
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Powered By, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The interior bears no resemblance to what the was once the Hartford Specialty Machine Co., a maker of manufacturing machine tools and fixtures.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
Murray Hamilton, who played the sleazy mayor of Amity, was chosen partly for his resemblance to Richard Nixon.
—Jim Beckerman, USA Today, 16 June 2025
His allegations bear a striking resemblance to those made by Michaels, who suffered a career-ending ankle break on the final season of Game of Thrones, four years after Pilgrim’s accident.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resemblance
similarity
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That event contained eerie similarities to the flood that occurred over the weekend, when slow-moving thunderstorms trained over a large area of the Hill Country during the late evening of July 16, 1987.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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The storyline seemed to have similarities to what happened on your season of The Bachelorette.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
7 July 2025
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“Resemblance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resemblance. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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