likened
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Since 2021, college athletes have been able to earn money through NIL — sometimes getting paid huge sums with little oversight, a situation that’s been likened to the “Wild West.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Surgeon General has likened to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
In early July, Lukwago likened his continued detention to "a death sentence" as he had chronic health problems affecting notably his lungs and spine.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
In the viral review by Wilson, who also translated Seneca and Euripides, as well as Homer’s “Iliad,” she likened Nolan’s nearly three-hour epic to Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and “Game of Thrones.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Grandmaster Miguel Najdorf, seated on the sidelines, likened the next game, the sixth, to a Mozart symphony.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
