resemblance
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The algorithm rates how alike two faces are, a higher percentage "clustering" means more facial resemblance.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
For all their grievances with Didion’s fiction, the women’s lives bear a striking resemblance to Didion’s own.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
A questionable outlet, the company obtained the results through a methodology so shady it verged on outright dishonesty: They used a definition of “tradwife” that bears no resemblance to the term’s actual meaning.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Amnesty International said Mohammadi was forced to make a confession “in fast-tracked proceedings that bore no resemblance to a meaningful trial.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
As she moved forward into the room, Mrs. Tonks’s resemblance to her sister Bellatrix became much less pronounced: Her hair was a light, soft brown and her eyes were wider and kinder.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing resemblance
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