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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After appearing in a purple splatter colorway that some likened to Nike’s iconic Air Foamposite One Galaxy print, the brand’s new GT Future basketball sneaker is getting a full-on Milky Way makeover.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 15 Feb. 2026
Swapping batteries requires a quick change that one broadcast executive likened to an F1 pit stop.
—The Sports Desk, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Launching under the name Kinder (soon abandoned) in 2022 in a Chinatown mall underneath the Manhattan Bridge, the gallery moved to a TriBeCa space that Marion Wilken likened to a detective’s office in an old movie.
—News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2026
Newbies take the stage As on last year’s show, all eight nominees for best new artist will perform on Sunday’s telecast, this time in a single extended sequence that Winston likens to the experience of listening to the radio or to a playlist.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 15 Feb. 2026
Swapping batteries requires a quick change that one broadcast executive likened to an F1 pit stop.
—The Sports Desk, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Launching under the name Kinder (soon abandoned) in 2022 in a Chinatown mall underneath the Manhattan Bridge, the gallery moved to a TriBeCa space that Marion Wilken likened to a detective’s office in an old movie.
—News Desk, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2026
Newbies take the stage As on last year’s show, all eight nominees for best new artist will perform on Sunday’s telecast, this time in a single extended sequence that Winston likens to the experience of listening to the radio or to a playlist.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Liken to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken%20to. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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