liken

1
as in to compare
to describe as similar he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture

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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liken. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.

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