likened
Example Sentences
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Murali Annavaram, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, likened AI to a calculator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
James Wilson, co-host of the Srsly Risky Biz podcast, likened the attacks to an “endless amount of cyber mosquitoes,” as opposed to a “cyber Pearl Harbor.”
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Spider-Man star likened her energy to that of soul singer James Brown, who he called the "hardest working man in showbusiness".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
In discussions with peers, he has likened the proposed entity to the International Atomic Energy Agency, a nongovernmental watchdog that promotes cooperation on nuclear energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It would be Heisenberg and his mentor, the soft-spoken but rigorously logical Dane Niels Bohr, who finally divined the solution, in a process Heisenberg likened to watching an object emerge from a thick fog.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
