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Example Sentences
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I don’t want to use the word “spiritual,” but it’s something akin to that.
From Los Angeles Times
Farr believes the success of these shows is akin to the huge popularity of genres like true crime and their basic storytelling structure.
From Los Angeles Times
Other options might include an inflation rider, which raises the monthly benefit, akin to a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.
From MarketWatch
“There’s more fluidity to her Pilates routines akin to dancing — she understands how a body naturally moves in a way that makes me feel more comfortable in my own,” Benson says.
From Los Angeles Times
External measures akin to audits, like the SAT and APs, tend to be more reliable and accurate than grades and statewide tests, for which the standards and cut scores keep fluctuating.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
