resemble
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All the adult actors are very pretty, including the women, though the calculation—a helpful one—was to cast performers who don’t resemble the younger selves of the present-day characters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
First, grooves that resemble “toothpick” marks don’t necessarily prove tool use.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
In a first-of-its-kind large-scale study, scientists created giant fire whirls, spinning columns of flame that resemble fire tornadoes, and found they burn oil faster and more cleanly than conventional methods.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Ultimately, gleaning what is happening in the brain could change anesthesia, helping it to be redesigned or personalized to more closely resemble natural sleep rather than a coma-like one, Helfrich said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
They resemble each other: both are red haired, fair skinned, though Gachet is much older.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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