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resemble

[ri-zem-buhl] / rɪˈzɛm bəl /


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These medium-sized mammals, found only in Africa and Asia, have long, powerful tails, large curved claws, and bodies covered in overlapping scales that resemble a pinecone.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

It sounds like the Afghan Whigs trying very hard to be The Replacements, and does not remotely resemble everything that came after it.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

The event is being managed by the organizers of the IndyCar championship, the US motorsport whose cars resemble Formula One vehicles but often compete on oval tracks, including at the flagship Indianapolis 500 race.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Both Andres Santos and Youri Tielemans resemble Kobbie Mainoo in being technical midfielders that thrive in small spaces, able to rotate and connect well under pressure.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The onyx markings on their masks resemble various animals and creatures; each mask is unique.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

To meet that launch window, technicians in protective suits test electronics on the spacecraft’s chassis, which resembles a gray metal box with four outstretched arms.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Texas Instruments’ Evo has moved to a menu-based interface that resembles that of Casio and NumWorks, according to Choudhury.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Then that truth gets “wrenched through this…assembly line,” until what comes out on the other side barely resembles where it started.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

In the lion-shaped appearance of the nebula, this stellar remnant resembles a small button nose.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

“Perhaps she resembles some distant relative,” other family members had started to say.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

The U.S. effort has increasingly resembled a game of whack-a-mole.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Economic cycles are shifting, and for the past few years, have increasingly resembled the ones seen most during the post-World War II period, according to Morgan Stanley.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

The men’s final between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon last month resembled a shootout from the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

To investigate that possibility, the researchers created cellular experiments that resembled the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

The jail resembled a fortress, with barred windows and cold stone passageways and tiered cells.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

The prosecutor sometimes courted publicity and controversy, showing up outside James’s Brooklyn home in a trench coat resembling that of TV police lieutenant Columbo.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Anything resembling a larger project, he said, had been put on hold.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Rather than appearing smoothly throughout the material, it began in isolated regions that expanded outward, resembling the way ice crystals begin forming in liquid water.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Another potential scenario, Shpaizman said, is one resembling the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, as they tried to stop certification of his election defeat.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Were the Earth to be started over again with all its physical features identical, it is extremely unlikely that anything closely resembling a human being would ever again emerge.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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