liken to
phrasal verb
likened to; likening to; likens to
: to describe (someone or something) as similar to (someone or something else)
Some critics have likened his writing to Faulkner's.
She likened her trip to a pilgrimage.
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It’s been likened to a dangerous game of whack-a-mole in which companies technically stay compliant but exacerbate the danger.
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Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
One patient might have lesions on the face, likened to wolf bites by the 13th-century physician who gave lupus its name.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
Israel’s Shayetet 13, which operates out of the Atlit naval base on Israel’s northern Mediterranean coast, is sometimes likened to America’s Navy SEALS.
—Tamar Michaelis, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
This can be likened to how, in a holographic universe, each piece of the system (AI, users, feedback) reflects and impacts the whole.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
One patient might have lesions on the face, likened to wolf bites by the 13th-century physician who gave lupus its name.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
Israel’s Shayetet 13, which operates out of the Atlit naval base on Israel’s northern Mediterranean coast, is sometimes likened to America’s Navy SEALS.
—Tamar Michaelis, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
This can be likened to how, in a holographic universe, each piece of the system (AI, users, feedback) reflects and impacts the whole.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Liken to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken%20to. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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