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Common collocations with resemble in American Collocation

resemble verb transitive

US /rɪˈzemb(ə)l/

very much

closely
exactly
greatly
strongly

He was named Peter after his grandfather, whom he strongly resembled.

rather

remotely
slightly
somewhat
vaguely

The plant somewhat resembles Indian corn, or maize.

in physical appearance

physically
superficially

Though it superficially resembles a wasp, a hover-fly is completely harmless.

increasingly

increasingly

Crime and violence have increased, and the area increasingly resembles a war zone.