akin
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He said the atmospheric conditions had led to "sizeable hail, akin in places to the size of table tennis balls."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Start plotting your Roth conversions in a manner akin to a Shakespearean conspiracist.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
This playbook is akin to another great company that we studied on Acquired in 2023: Costco.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
It is further insulting to gestational carriers, genetic donors, and intended parents to suggest that the mutual creation of a child is somehow akin to the bondage of chattel slavery.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
This whole question is very akin to the question that has caused much debate in our profession over the years: what is a 'great' butler?
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing akin
The Kite Runner
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Dracula
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