akin
Example Sentences
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Alcott's injury is more akin to running into something very fast – technically known as a blunt trauma injury.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
"You can decompose a thought into subcomponents, like little atoms of logical propositions, and you can combine them in a hierarchical manner to make more complex structured rules, very akin to language."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The videos, she said, are more akin to “content creation” than to ads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Spanning 3,180 square feet, the home is akin to a resort-level wellness retreat, offering a large cedar hot tub, a cold plunge, and a dry sauna.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Or like a mule had et something bad and was ailing and leaking sickness, but it was kind of akin to that.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Vocabulary lists containing akin
The Kite Runner
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Dracula
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