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resemble

[ri-zem-buhl] / rɪˈzɛm bəl /


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Chinese traders have a history of betting on companies whose names resemble the animal representing the coming lunar year.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2026

Viewed across time, the resulting shape would resemble a pair of trousers, with one upper section dividing into two "legs."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

As the Reader’s obsession deepens, her confidant’s observations begin to resemble clinical notes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Stars are not perfectly stable objects, and changes in their activity can produce signals that resemble those created by orbiting planets.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

When her hair is down, our family says we resemble each other, but I can’t see it, even though we share the same dark eyebrows and full lips.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

One mathematical solution closely resembles the standard model of cosmology.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

If you wanted an immediate comparison in the Premier League to a coach who resembles Pochettino's ideas in possession, it would be worth looking at Liverpool's Andoni Iraola, who similarly cites Bielsa as his reference.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Described in the catalog as a “hanging, nine-lobed, single-layered continuous form,” made of a skein of finely looped copper and nickel wire, it resembles so many baskets hanging from a chain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

A larger structure measuring roughly 40 metres by 20 metres resembles a retractable aircraft maintenance hangar.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

I look at her to see if she’s teasing me, but there is something that resembles admiration in her eyes.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

Both inquiries ended up turning on a question I hadn’t initially thought to ask: whether the cases everyone talked about resembled the ones nobody mentioned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, AI-powered investigations company TRM Labs said that several elements of the attack resembled earlier North Korean-linked incidents, including the Bybit hack.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Heikes told the paper he was recruited by a Midwesterner who he did not think resembled a photo of Kurtz.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Its nearly circular outline, elevated central peak, and surrounding rings of faults resembled structures found at other impact sites.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

He had a sense of humor to match his ears, and when he grew truly old he somehow resembled George Burns.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Those with activity patterns resembling super agers were more likely to maintain their cognitive abilities and avoid these outcomes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

The 16th-century jurist Cujas of Valence bought a large device resembling a mill wheel, which allowed him to browse some 70 open volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

The researchers used either sugar water or a liquid resembling a milkshake.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

There’s even one resembling a glistening rainbow Nerds Gummy Cluster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Even today I cannot muster anything resembling anger for Bunny.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt


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