be akin
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The deal struck by Rahm is said to be "akin" to what the other eight players agreed last February.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
I wrote that explaining terminal lucidity through an unknown brain capability “would be akin to finding a way that blood can circulate when the heart stops pumping.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
To say that all the above information is upsetting for job seekers would be akin to saying that the meteor from 66 million years ago was bothersome for the dinosaurs.
From Salon • Jul. 28, 2024
Times columnist Bill Plaschke agreed, saying — in L.A. circles — the portrayal would be akin to mocking Sandy Koufax, ridiculing John Wooden or trashing Vin Scully.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2024
There was something in her manner which seemed to be akin to her voice; something clear, but not cold: a crystal with the sun in it.
From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
