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resemble

[ri-zem-buhl] / rɪˈzɛm bəl /


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The moment resembles prior instances where news events have prompted users to rethink their loyalties to technology brands.

From The Wall Street Journal

I observed rehearsals for “The Weight of Being Me” in a donated room in Chinatown, small and dark enough to resemble a scene from “Saw.”

From Los Angeles Times

But when the New York & Erie Railroad created the first business org chart in the 1850s, capturing the complexity of the railroad’s signaling and communications, it resembled a tree.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because the pearls are denser than surrounding tissue and resemble small stones, they can sometimes complicate diagnosis by mimicking kidney or gallstones.

From Science Daily

A probe that resembles a metal pen is inserted into a container holding the honey and cocoa shells.

From Science Daily