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 2021, Jeremy Scott made a series of tailored potato sack dresses for Moschino, woven from a linen blend that resembled burlap.
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Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
Early footage mostly resembled Salmon Run, a horde-style co-op mode introduced in Splatoon 2.
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Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
30 June 2026
The attack happened on May 27, 1982, and resembled the rape Broadwater had been convicted of just nine days earlier.
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Joaquin Sapien,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
His health problems resembled a fall down a long flight of stairs, with pauses at several landings.
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Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
George Hodel’s handwriting also resembled that on notes sent by the killer to law enforcement.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 June 2026
As the firework began to wane after well over a minute, zigzagging streaks of light spread into a canopy of twinkling flashes that resembled stars.
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Sacbee.com,
28 June 2026
The fair booths, all inside structures that resembled the neoclassical architecture of the nearby National Gallery of Art, offered snippets of Americana to visitors.
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Gary Fields,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
At times, the scene barely resembled an American city.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
Early footage mostly resembled Salmon Run, a horde-style co-op mode introduced in Splatoon 2.
—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
30 June 2026
The attack happened on May 27, 1982, and resembled the rape Broadwater had been convicted of just nine days earlier.
—
Joaquin Sapien,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
His health problems resembled a fall down a long flight of stairs, with pauses at several landings.
—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
George Hodel’s handwriting also resembled that on notes sent by the killer to law enforcement.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 June 2026
As the firework began to wane after well over a minute, zigzagging streaks of light spread into a canopy of twinkling flashes that resembled stars.
—
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2026
The fair booths, all inside structures that resembled the neoclassical architecture of the nearby National Gallery of Art, offered snippets of Americana to visitors.
—
Gary Fields,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
At times, the scene barely resembled an American city.
—
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resembled
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Organizers of celebrations months in the making had to adjust or cancel activities entirely as much of the East Coast sweltered under heat that approached and in many cases surpassed triple digits.
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Mixed responses to the American Freedom Train matched the national mood as the United States approached its Bicentennial celebration in 1976.
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The teen also recalled being denied the ability to contact his mother for days after he was hospitalized.
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Dong recalled that dread ran deep because his tiny boat might capsize if the winds and waves picked up.
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The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
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The devastation in Venezuela is being felt far beyond the country's borders.
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Colorado regulators who recently began a formal rulemaking process had suggested a state-level minimum of three hours of nursing care per resident.
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Previous studies suggested that dielectric screening plays an important role, but structural distortions and screening effects remained so intertwined that they could not be cleanly separated.
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White detailed a bizarre, almost miraculous weather event that saved the outdoor fight night just as things looked grim.
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Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys, and the intrepid revolutionaries of 1776 would have looked a lot like the people of 2026.
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The plan to give noncitizens the right to vote in city and school board elections seemed to have momentum, until the council abruptly reversed course.
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Ronaldo had also seemed to get that first knockout goal just minutes earlier, but he was called offside.
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Khamenei’s son and successor Mojtaba has still not appeared publicly since his father’s killing.
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As the order to evacuate was played over loudspeakers on the National Mall, some people appeared to be standing in place, talking with those around them and not exiting the area, while others were walking toward exits.
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