resemblance
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He was Sam the Eagle, our national bird transformed by a Disney artist, and to some eyes bearing a slight resemblance to an earlier Disney avian character, a parrot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
To be fair, Brin left Moscow when he was quite young and really may not recall what it was like there — and how little resemblance Soviet Russia could ever have to California.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
The unusual name comes from the slug's resemblance to sesame seeds.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Ludwig Wittgenstein declared that there is no common essence among all the different practices we call games—only a family resemblance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
“I cannot agree with you. It appears to me a most perfect resemblance in every feature. I never saw such a likeness in my life. We must allow for the effect of shade, you know.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
Vocabulary lists containing resemblance
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