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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
One review likened the experience of hiking in the Columbia Konos to walking on clouds.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
Francis, by contrast, likened the church to a battlefield hospital tending to the spiritually wounded.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Airlines Southwest and American will also report Thursday, and Cramer was not overly optimistic on both companies’ prospects, likening them to Delta, a peer that recently posted a disappointing quarter.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Spreading the love Though some likened the event to the infamous Fyre Festival, a 2017 event in the Bahamas widely considered to be a failure, not everyone shared the same experience as those who called out the festival on social media.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
Francis, by contrast, likened the church to a battlefield hospital tending to the spiritually wounded.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Airlines Southwest and American will also report Thursday, and Cramer was not overly optimistic on both companies’ prospects, likening them to Delta, a peer that recently posted a disappointing quarter.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Spreading the love Though some likened the event to the infamous Fyre Festival, a 2017 event in the Bahamas widely considered to be a failure, not everyone shared the same experience as those who called out the festival on social media.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2025
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And when compared with Barack Obama’s approach in 2009 (the last time a president pursued major healthcare reforms right out of the gate), the contrast becomes even more striking.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Natural Light Structurally, the modern Colonial style aims to open up the home’s interior, with larger windows and more open floor plans when compared with the historic styles.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Apr. 2025
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But even the most sensitive parenting can’t fully insulate boys from the cultural forces that equate masculinity with stoicism, dominance, and economic power—pressures that can shape male identity across class lines, and that can have societal reverberations.—
Joshua Coleman,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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In his remarks, Mr. Trump equated diversity with incompetence, and effectively aligned himself with people who use diversity, equity and inclusion, or D.E.I., as a proxy for race, a dog whistle for white grievance, and a catchall for societal ills.—
Jonathan Swan,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liken. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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