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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The Galaxy lost midfielder Riqui Puig, its most irreplaceable player, to an ACL tear in November’s Western Conference final, a loss the GM likens to the Golden State Warriors losing Steph Curry.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Closing Reflections The situation could be likened to the invention of container shipping.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Protesters in Slovakia took to the streets of Bratislava to protest an amendment to a bill restricting NGOs likened to Russia's foreign agent law in the country whose leader, Robert Fico, has been criticized by opponents for his links to Moscow.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Senator Simpson was tall and thin and frequently likened to a bird.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Closing Reflections The situation could be likened to the invention of container shipping.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Protesters in Slovakia took to the streets of Bratislava to protest an amendment to a bill restricting NGOs likened to Russia's foreign agent law in the country whose leader, Robert Fico, has been criticized by opponents for his links to Moscow.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Senator Simpson was tall and thin and frequently likened to a bird.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Liken to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken%20to. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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