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as in related
having a close connection like that between family members
foxes are closely akin to dogs
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as in like
having qualities in common
mathematics and computer programming are akin in that they both require logical thinking
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Recent Examples of akin
Today, Erewhon operates ten locations across Los Angeles County, each more akin to a high-end boutique than a traditional grocer.
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Lela London, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Justice Elena Kagan joined the majority, and Justice Stephen Breyer concurred separately, emphasizing that the program was akin to providing churches with police and fire protection.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Their vessels are akin to upscale perfume bottles, but these do more than sit pretty on your nightstand or dresser.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2025
The fixture schedule is challenging, however, with Fulham visiting and then, akin to Palace, going to Bournemouth the following week, who have lately proven a stylistic kryptonite.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Lela London, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Justice Elena Kagan joined the majority, and Justice Stephen Breyer concurred separately, emphasizing that the program was akin to providing churches with police and fire protection.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Their vessels are akin to upscale perfume bottles, but these do more than sit pretty on your nightstand or dresser.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2025
The fixture schedule is challenging, however, with Fulham visiting and then, akin to Palace, going to Bournemouth the following week, who have lately proven a stylistic kryptonite.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for akin
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Anyway, Minnesota has now started down its path to protecting the free speech and related rights through the UPEPA.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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But seven of the instances involved chimpanzees providing care to others, and in four of those cases, the animals weren’t closely related.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
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Overall, Nexstar’s distribution sales for the first quarter of 2025 were $762 million for the quarter, nearly flat with the comparable year-ago period.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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One that’s more demonstrable in the industry than other comparable examples of societal laziness.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The work of flattening out three-dimensional sculpture into a two-dimensional painting was analogous to intellectualizing and abstracting Blackness as media became more mobile in the early twentieth century.—
Delinda Collier,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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Together, these provide a wealth of data that any neuroscientist would envy — analogous to a perfect map of a person’s brain, along with separate electrodes to monitor the activity of each neuron.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Going on multiple dates with multiple people via apps that are more or less pretty similar is going to cause some kind of fatigue.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
3 May 2025
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One editor felt the cake was similar to Angel Food cake, while two other editors compared the sweet, nutty aroma of the cake to cornbread.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Why Open Networks Make Sense Supply chains are deeply complex, and no two systems are alike.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Adaptability Is Key No two performances are alike because no two audiences are alike.—
Dr. Jen Donnell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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What response strategies are enacted after such incidents?—
Paul Ponzeka,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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For Hollywood, such public posturing has opened the door to return to what was the world’s sixth-largest theatrical market before the war began.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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“Akin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/akin. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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