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resembling

ADJECTIVE
looking like
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
differing from


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These animals display behaviors resembling anxiety and social withdrawal, traits often associated with conditions such as autism and schizophrenia.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

We can sit and rot until we become a version of ourselves resembling the one from the old world, but who is fundamentally different — quieter, angrier, dying.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

The 1750s were a slow decade resembling a theatrical intermission.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The drones, resembling small planes, flew off, leaving trails of fire behind them.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

DNA is a double helix, the two intertwined strands resembling a “spiral” staircase.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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