Resemble and Seem like

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Resemble verb - Appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.

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Seem like and resemble are semantically related. in look or be like topic. In some cases you can use "Seem like" instead a verb "Resemble".

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Resemble and seem like are semantically related. You can use "Resemble" instead a verb phrase "Seem like".

They seem like zombies, walking around with fatal wounds, but their motions resemble that of a marionette on invisible and intangible strings, they speak with a reverb in their voices, go about twisted parodies of their living existance, and they seem genuinely happy with their condition.

Source: Obliviously Evil
While it may seem like a What an Idiot moment, this is actually easy to understand - for one, Ran does not resemble her father in any way, and two, Mouri may be a common surname in Japan, westerners won't usually know this, but they do know that Moore is a common name.

Source: Cultural Translation / Anime and Manga

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