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semblance

[sem-bluhns] / ˈsɛm bləns /


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On the court, the well-spoken, thoughtful Klugo sheds any semblance of the person who takes time to answer questions and lists off numbers about hearing loss.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Ramping up Middle East crude production alone is going to take three to four months, “just to return to any semblance of normal,” Lipow said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

It felt as if Newcastle had rediscovered a semblance of momentum in the final throes of a draining campaign after picking up seven points from a possible nine.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The executive director of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, Mark Reeves, said in an interview, “Hopefully, we can hang on to what we got—some semblance of control and order.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

I ate all my meals in the same twenty-four-hour diner and I kept no semblance of a schedule.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour




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