resemble
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The commercialization of the sector has turned some of its earliest backers into critics, including Yunus, who has warned that for-profit microfinance lenders were beginning to resemble the loan sharks they were supposed to replace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
These websites closely resemble legitimate ticketing and checkout platforms and can allow scammers to steal log-in credentials, personal information and credit card numbers and trick you into sending in payments.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
I’ll start here: I’m not sure what’s up with the red-striped home shirts—I know it’s supposed to resemble a waving U.S. flag, but all I see is a Christmas candy cane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The spaces between the fingers resemble the triangular basins created as the crust extends.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
The square was encircled with elegant metal lampposts, their tops made to resemble apples, and spotted with a few ancient-looking trees.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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