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he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture
I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent.
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Enrollees in its Executive Success Programs paid handsomely for his advice, but the organization also drew criticism from people who likened it to a cult.
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The right-hander, who grew up near St. Louis and played for Drury University in Springfield, Mo., has been likened in pitching style to Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs.
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Carter marvels in the trailer) to Eminem, whose particular verse-syncopation is likened to an embodiment of percussion.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg, who once likened a status-quo transition to being a vassal state, said Britain had rolled over without even getting its tummy tickled.
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Michigan has had a different edge about the way its played basketball this season and Simpson, a 6-foot, 180-pound ball of muscle who likens himself to a middle linebacker, has been one of the main reasons for it.
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Though many scientists who have looked at aufeis have been engineers or hydrologists, a team of ecologists are likening the ice fields to oases in the cold desert of the Arctic.
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In the early days of the lie detector, G.K. Chesterton’s Father Brown likened the device to an embodiment of medieval superstition: a mingling of hope and misunderstanding and magic.
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In a recent press interview, Liam Fox's own former permanent secretary, Sir Martin Donnelly, likened leaving the customs union to giving up a three-course meal for a packet of crisps.
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First Known Use of liken
14th century
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