liken to
phrasal verb
likened to; likening to; likens to
: to describe (someone or something) as similar to (someone or something else)
Some critics have likened his writing to Faulkner's.
She likened her trip to a pilgrimage.
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Here’s how: The value of the Higgs field that pervades all of space would have to increase—something physicists liken to rolling a boulder up a hill.
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Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
It’s been about 18 months since Lionsgate began taking steps to separate its film and TV studio business from Starz — a process Starz president and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch likens to renovating a house.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
In a largely secular urban world, parks and gardens are easily likened to churches.
—Kholood Eid, New York Times, 2 May 2025
This can be likened to a linguistic singularity, whereby humankind demonstrably leaps forward in our intellectual prowess.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
It’s been about 18 months since Lionsgate began taking steps to separate its film and TV studio business from Starz — a process Starz president and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch likens to renovating a house.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
In a largely secular urban world, parks and gardens are easily likened to churches.
—Kholood Eid, New York Times, 2 May 2025
This can be likened to a linguistic singularity, whereby humankind demonstrably leaps forward in our intellectual prowess.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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“Liken to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken%20to. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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