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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Beauty stores have been likened to elementary schools, as 10-year-olds run amok, some caught treating employees poorly or destroying displays.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Filming each episode required three weeks of intense rehearsal, technical wizardry, and intricate choreography that actors likened to a theatre production.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
This notion of composing prompts can be likened to writing computer programs.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The stadium will be topped by a large covering likened to an umbrella that will improve energy efficiency.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Filming each episode required three weeks of intense rehearsal, technical wizardry, and intricate choreography that actors likened to a theatre production.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
This notion of composing prompts can be likened to writing computer programs.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The stadium will be topped by a large covering likened to an umbrella that will improve energy efficiency.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Liken to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liken%20to. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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