Looking like
Resembling and looking like are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resembling" instead an adjective phrase "Looking like".
Resembling
Resembling adjective - Having qualities in common.
Looking like and resembling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Looking like" instead an adjective "Resembling".
Nearby Words: resemblance, resembled
Both terms in one sentence
- John Candy auditioned for the role, despite not looking like anything resembling a high-school student.
Source: Ability over Appearance -
Some of their troops also resemble classic undead, most prominently Thralls and Wizards with the former looking like a zombie and the latter resembling a Lich.
Source: Video Game / Destiny -
Yordle males on the other hand vary from looking like short gnome-like fellows with massive facial hair (but not blue skin) to resembling bipedal hamsters- either way they look nothing like the females.
Source: Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism
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