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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
Now, these statistics are not surprising, especially when 7 in 10 managers liken supervising their Gen Z employees to babysitting or parenting.
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Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Roberts likened the option to more of a reset than a demotion.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
This particular dachshund's antics were enough to spark a wave of both laughter and empathy from viewers, many of whom likened the behavior to their own pets' end-of-day routines.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Zaslow likened the situation to hiking a 14er for a few hours.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
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Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Roberts likened the option to more of a reset than a demotion.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
This particular dachshund's antics were enough to spark a wave of both laughter and empathy from viewers, many of whom likened the behavior to their own pets' end-of-day routines.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Zaslow likened the situation to hiking a 14er for a few hours.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
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Speaking to members of his Socialist Party, Sánchez compared Israel's military campaign in Gaza to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said both countries should be barred from competition.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Comparisons to Boston, Aurora Patel, the FBI director, compared the rapid manhunt to that of the Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Smaller and simpler is an intriguing management strategy in a world where we’ve been taught to equate success with being bigger and more complex.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Komodo, Indonesia Most travelers equate Komodo in the Indonesian archipelago with its fierce dragons, the world’s largest living lizards.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liken. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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