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 continuity of it all ultimately grounded the game in a plausible, if still cartoon-like, reality, which Lindsay Barnett likens to a Nineties version of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts. Jake Lang, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025 Anesthesia, also likened to piloting: hours of boredom punctuated by moments of terror. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 In the same way that President Harry Truman was called a Cyrus figure during the founding of Israel, Garroway points out Trump has been likened to Cyrus for moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Jason Derose, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025 It can be likened to contingency planning or disaster recovery for critical resources. Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for liken to 

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“Liken to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken%20to. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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