bear resemblance
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to have a similarity to someone or something
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Examples (10)
- The story of the movie bears more than a passing resemblance to 'Tom Sawyer'.
- The two actors bear little resemblance to each other.
- She bears a striking resemblance to her grandmother.
- The situation bears no resemblance to what happened last year.
- Does this painting bear any resemblance to the original?
- The finished product bore little resemblance to the initial design.
- These symptoms bear a close resemblance to those of the flu.
- The new model bears a strong resemblance to the previous version.
- His account of the event bears no resemblance to the truth.
- Any character bearing a resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental.