likened

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Likened to David McCullough and Edmund Morris as a popularizer of history, Massie wrote the best-selling “Nicholas and Alexandra,” adapted into an Oscar-winning film of the same name.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2019

Likened by some to a new-age luxury hotel, the ambiance here is cozy.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 25, 2018

Likened to John F. Kennedy Jr., the tattooed Trudeau traveled the globe in his formative years, working as a ski instructor and school teacher before entering politics.

From US News • Mar. 9, 2016

Likened more than once to Hollywood actor George Clooney, Carney's tidy hair and relaxed smile have helped him become something of a celebrity in his native Canada.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2013

I think, ofttimes, that lives of men may be Likened to wandering winds that come and go, Not knowing whence they rise, whither they blow O'er the vast globe, voiceful of grief or glee.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. by Various