1
as in compares
to describe as similar
he generally likened a root canal to some horrible form of torture
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as in identifies
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 likens
However, Peters likens Ingram to former Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper, who provided steady netminding in helping the Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup in 2022.
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Commanders long snapper Tyler Ott likens a snap to free throws.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
Mahr likens the tools to a cooked meal, and the raw datasets to ingredients.
—Marlowe Starling, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … BASELESS ACCUSATIONS – Jasmine Crockett likens ICE to 'slave patrols,' downplays migrant crime.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Ex-contractor likens Gaza aid effort to 'The Hunger Games,' former employer refutes claims One meal a day.
—Gram Slattery, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Winslett likens the strategy to destinations like Scotland (scotch), Modena, Italy (vinegar) and Champagne, France (champagne).
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
Berger-Duquene likens it to olive oil production, where the first press produces the fruit’s truest expression.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
Musk, who is a board member at SpaceX and Tesla, which are part of his brother Elon’s business empire, likens drone entertainment today to the early days of Disney’s animation efforts.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Commanders long snapper Tyler Ott likens a snap to free throws.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
Mahr likens the tools to a cooked meal, and the raw datasets to ingredients.
—Marlowe Starling, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … BASELESS ACCUSATIONS – Jasmine Crockett likens ICE to 'slave patrols,' downplays migrant crime.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Ex-contractor likens Gaza aid effort to 'The Hunger Games,' former employer refutes claims One meal a day.
—Gram Slattery, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Winslett likens the strategy to destinations like Scotland (scotch), Modena, Italy (vinegar) and Champagne, France (champagne).
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
Berger-Duquene likens it to olive oil production, where the first press produces the fruit’s truest expression.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
Musk, who is a board member at SpaceX and Tesla, which are part of his brother Elon’s business empire, likens drone entertainment today to the early days of Disney’s animation efforts.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for likens
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Azarakhsh Jalalvand of Princeton University, the paper’s lead author, compares the concept to an AI watching a silent movie and generating a full soundtrack purely from the visual information.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Jerry Ratcliffe, professor of criminology at the University of Pennsylvania, compares the Guard deployments to the United Kingdom's police community support officers, who wear uniforms but lack traditional police powers.—
Martin Kaste,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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The result is a myth that equates freedom with consumption, while obscuring the vast social, ecological, and economic costs imposed on everyone else.—
Henrietta Moore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Dunne captures all of that in the title track, a bouncy, bittersweet singalong that equates success with a baked seafood dish.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Likens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likens. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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