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Trapped at the center of the action is a character that bears more than a passing resemblance to the author: an emotionally unmoored upper-class kid who goes by the nickname El poeta — the Poet.

The numbers bear little resemblance to the published tariff rates in those countries.

From BBC

It had to be thus, because populism is liberal democracy’s sinister cousin, bearing just enough resemblance to legitimate self-government to be deceptively dangerous.

From Salon

Despite its storied history, her research suggests that ancient uses of cacao in Mesoamerica bear little resemblance to the rituals many Westerners are crafting today.

"The lady who was escorted out did bear a striking resemblance to Lisa Riley, though I don't see how that's an insult."

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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