resemble
verb (used with object)
to be like or similar to.
resembling
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present participleof resemble.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But when activated in immune cells, it can take on the opposite role, resembling Anakin Skywalker's return to the light and helping destroy the disease instead.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Huang's "defence of CoreWeave's financial position was enough to pull the NeoCloud complex off the floor, drag AI equities higher and give the broader market something resembling a pulse", wrote SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Isamu Noguchi created a baby monitor before baby monitors were a thing: the Radio Nurse, a dark Bakelite receiver resembling an abstract face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
AI slop has begun appearing on restaurant menus, signs and advertisements, offering food imagery that looks optimized for appetite without necessarily resembling anything a person could cook.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Circling the hill were tumbledown stables and something resembling a demolished chicken roost.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
