be akin
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The vehicle appeared to be "akin to a minivan or small SUV", Nath said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
That might be akin to Alan Greenspan’s more tight-lipped Fed of the past.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
States’ role here should be akin to their supervision of any group soliciting charitable donations, said Leslie Hiner, vice president of legal affairs at EdChoice, which backs the tax credit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Paul: To suggest Slot is in trouble would be akin to saying last season never happened!
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Yes; she wanted it to look pretty; she wanted to infuse some beauty into her life—something which, in however remote a degree, should be akin to the things she read of in her books.
From The Doctor's Wife by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
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