passing resemblance

collocation in English

meaningsofpassingandresemblance

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passing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpɑː.sɪŋ/us
/ˈpæs.ɪŋ/
moving ...
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resemblance
noun[C or U]
uk
/rɪˈzem.bləns/us
/rɪˈzem.bləns/
the fact that two people or things look like each other or are similar in some ...
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(Definition ofpassingandresemblancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpassing resemblance

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How confident can shareholders be that it will bear more than apassingresemblanceto its existing shape a year hence?
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He appreciated the game's cutscenes, which he noted are hand-drawn animated shorts which bear more than apassingresemblanceto a classic video game intro.
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Modern spot welders still have more than apassingresemblanceto his original design, especially in the rotating star head section.
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Architecturally, there are features within all three properties that bear more than apassingresemblance.
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Compartments for the driver were installed at each end of the carriage, giving it apassingresemblanceto trams of the era.
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New artistic models of the characters were used for this series, though still having apassingresemblanceto the original comics.
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The bikes bear apassingresemblanceto those used for speedway, but have a longer wheelbase and a more rigid frame.
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The specific epithet is derived from apassingresemblanceof the foliage to that of asparagus.
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These dolls, representing the lowest price-range (less than $75), are usually made of welded vinyl and bear only apassingresemblanceto actual people.
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New artistic models of the characters were used for this series, though still having apassingresemblanceto the original cartoons.
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The specific epithet "rosmarinifolia" describes the leaves'passingresemblanceto those of rosemary, a distantly related group of plants.
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Strictly speaking, they are defined apart from barnstars and visually bear onlypassingresemblance, but the two are often confused and their names are even regarded as interchangeable.
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