akin
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I’ve argued that this is more akin to ghostwriting, since the student isn’t copying from an original source.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
It’s a spectacle akin to Nascar on the water, with a jolt of monster truck energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A CFP serves a role more akin, in musical terms, to a conductor.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Alcott's injury is more akin to running into something very fast – technically known as a blunt trauma injury.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He remembered that he had felt an imminence akin to the one that came to him when he held the water wand.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing akin
The Kite Runner
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