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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The teams were organized by pots, a system The Star’s Blair Kerkhoff likened to March Madness seeding.
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Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
Yet passion, often likened to fire, can also burn.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Those points, and this home form, have been built on a mound of new faces, who have drawn strength from an atmosphere which resembles the din old-timers are fond of likening to Sunderland’s former Roker Park home.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
David is has been likened to a choir boy many times in this industry over the past 10 years.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
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Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
Yet passion, often likened to fire, can also burn.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Those points, and this home form, have been built on a mound of new faces, who have drawn strength from an atmosphere which resembles the din old-timers are fond of likening to Sunderland’s former Roker Park home.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
David is has been likened to a choir boy many times in this industry over the past 10 years.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Liken to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken%20to. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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