akin
Example Sentences
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"Some people see it as akin to a graphic novel or a cartoon or something like that, it's immediately recognisable."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
In a culture of aggregation and AI summary, the stiffest original thinking still feels as supple as a tone poem, and genuine intellectual ambition akin to a secular miracle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
“We like to think of prenups as being more akin to a partnership agreement,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
"The charitable work of the duke and duchess is a personal matter for them both and undertaken in their private capacity. In short, their position is akin to private citizens with commercial and charitable interests."
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 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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