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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
Whether likening transition to conversion therapy or calling trans women men, Rowling’s outlandish anti-trans rants have been making headlines for years.
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Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Chang likened the monthly fee that would be created under the proposal to the charge created last year in Michigan's Energy Assistance Program, where a monthly fee is tacked onto residents' energy bills.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Tony Han, founder and CEO of autonomous driving technology company WeRide, likened the development of self-driving cars to the Wright brothers’ successful first flight of a powered aircraft.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Drinkwitz likened quarterback Diego Pavia to a magician.
—Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
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Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Chang likened the monthly fee that would be created under the proposal to the charge created last year in Michigan's Energy Assistance Program, where a monthly fee is tacked onto residents' energy bills.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Tony Han, founder and CEO of autonomous driving technology company WeRide, likened the development of self-driving cars to the Wright brothers’ successful first flight of a powered aircraft.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Drinkwitz likened quarterback Diego Pavia to a magician.
—Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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Many have compared him to Barack Obama.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Global Times compared the cooking milestone to one notched aboard the ISS in 2019, when NASA astronauts baked cookies in space using a prototype Zero G oven.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Many people equate financial success or failure with personal worth.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
25 Oct. 2025
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Defense Priorities scholars argue that the cartels are being falsely equated with terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, and warn of mission creep without clear objectives or legal justification.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liken. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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