resemblance
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A humanoid’s frantic attempts to stay upright—arms flailing, legs skittering—bears an uncanny resemblance to the choreographed collapses of Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
The outcome of the referendum, which holds no legal weight and bares a resemblance to the classic Ealing comedy Passport to Pimlico, is expected to be announced on Wednesday morning.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Today’s helmets, which range in price from $200 to more than $1,600, bear little resemblance to their old-school predecessors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The gameplay bears a striking resemblance to Tetris.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
He was leaner than Wylan, and his hairline was higher, but Jesper could definitely see the resemblance.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
The bloggers and columnists, clickbait news sites, and social media influencers promise forensic detail: the way clothes move, the anatomy of the pregnant body, the tone of her denials, the baby’s resemblances.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
ME/CFS bears striking resemblances to long COVID, with symptoms such as immune system dysregulation, fatigue and cognitive dysfunction.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 14, 2023
Some social media users have come out in support of Wee, including Singaporean poet Daryl Lim, who posted examples of the resemblances between Wee and Haigh's books on Instagram.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2021
But scientists assumed their family resemblances would be revealing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
Chacko marveled at how someone so small and undefined, so vague in her resemblances, could so completely command the attention, the love, the sanity, of a grown man.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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