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semblance
[ sem-bluhns ]
noun
- outward aspect or appearance.
Synonyms: , , ,
- an assumed or unreal appearance; show.
Synonyms:
- the slightest appearance or trace.
- a likeness, image, or copy.
- a spectral appearance; apparition.
semblance
/ ˈɛəԲ /
noun
- outward appearance, esp without any inner substance or reality
- a resemblance or copy
Word History and Origins
Origin of semblance1
Word History and Origins
Origin of semblance1
Example Sentences
Wall Street bosses are thought to have suggested that only by firing Navarro, can some semblance of normality return.
During times of uncertainty, it’s natural to want to feel a semblance of control and take action.
I hoped that during the next decade, the pendulum would swing back from 9/11 overreach and regain some semblance of equipoise.
For a brief, shining moment Wednesday, it looked as though some semblance of sanity had crept into Donald Trump’s trade war.
Met Police detective Paul Waller said to the boys' family that "no amount of time will erase the pain of such a loss but I hope this sentence serves to bring some semblance of justice".
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