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as in to equate
to regard or represent as equal or comparable
I think that we can liken the two pianists, at least in terms of natural talent
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Recent Examples of liken
Justin Cappos, a professor of computer science at New York University, who studies software supply-chain security, likens the attack to a typewriter hiding a second message in plain sight.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026
Medsger said political leaders and the public alike were shocked to learn about the FBI’s surveillance of Black Americans, likening the bureau to the East German Stasi.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
At a time when many job seekers liken the search to hurling applications into a black hole, going old-school helped Manaois get hers in front of an actual person.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Some have likened coach Deion Sanders’ early Colorado tenure to that of the pioneering college basketball coach John Thompson, whose Georgetown Hoyas were an anomaly on a predominantly white campus but garnered the unwavering support of the hip hop and Black community.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026
Medsger said political leaders and the public alike were shocked to learn about the FBI’s surveillance of Black Americans, likening the bureau to the East German Stasi.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
At a time when many job seekers liken the search to hurling applications into a black hole, going old-school helped Manaois get hers in front of an actual person.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Some have likened coach Deion Sanders’ early Colorado tenure to that of the pioneering college basketball coach John Thompson, whose Georgetown Hoyas were an anomaly on a predominantly white campus but garnered the unwavering support of the hip hop and Black community.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liken
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But The Monsters — the IP family that houses Labubu — still contributed a larger share of 38% to the total annual revenue, compared with 23% in 2024.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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More than half of the American labor force worked in agriculture in 1880, compared with 2 percent today.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the latter category was presenter Jimmy Kimmel, who, in an act of exaggeration that would be Swiftian if intentional, equated the free speech policies of North Korea with those of, um, CBS.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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For years, the FedRAMP process has been equated with actual security, Sager said.—
Renee Dudley,
ProPublica,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liken. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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