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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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Democratic Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel likened Trump’s push to get more seats to that of a 5-year-old losing a game and demanding the rules change.
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2025
Homar argues that destinations should have the right to choose their visitors, likening it to deciding whom to invite to dinner.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
There can be some charm in that: Glen Jackson, who owns two churches in the metropolitan Pittsburgh area, likens the blank slate of a historic church to the industrial loft buildings made into cool residences a few decades ago.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Funnel Tyler Christiansen likens the multifamily industry to car dealerships.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2025
Homar argues that destinations should have the right to choose their visitors, likening it to deciding whom to invite to dinner.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
There can be some charm in that: Glen Jackson, who owns two churches in the metropolitan Pittsburgh area, likens the blank slate of a historic church to the industrial loft buildings made into cool residences a few decades ago.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Funnel Tyler Christiansen likens the multifamily industry to car dealerships.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liken
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In particular, female physicians have a 53% higher rate of dying by suicide compared with women in the general population.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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In convictions with split-jury verdicts, Black jurors were 2.5 times more likely to dissent compared with white jurors, the report found.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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For their part, Israeli leaders discovered the political utility of equating such hostility with Europe’s fascist past.—
Daniel May,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Environmental advantages equate economic advantages, which is known as E2.—
Eric Herzog,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Liken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liken. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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