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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
liken .
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Examples
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One bland, doll-like Madonna (by Sánchez Cotán, the fruit-and-vegetable man) is prettily framed by a yellow full-body halo, or mandorla, which a discreet wall label likens to the birth canal.
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But the implicit metaphor in the use of the terms likens substances to the human body, their production and destruction implies liability to disease, and thus prepares the way for the notion of the elixir, which is first a potion giving long life, and curing bodily ailments, and only after some time a remedy for diseased metals -- the philosopher's stone.
Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus Robert Steele 1902
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In analyzing the Louvin Brothers' song, Atomic Platters mistakenly "likens the advent of atomic power to that of the second coming of Christ."
Russ Wellen: What Would End-Timers Do Without the Threat of Nuclear Annihilation? Russ Wellen 2011
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In fact, although El País is part of what Franklin calls Prisa's "trophy assets", newspapers are a relatively small part of a group that Cebrián likens to an Ibero-American version of the Murdoch empire.
El País saved as debts rise and sales fall Giles Tremlett in Madrid 2010
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In analyzing the Louvin Brothers' song, Atomic Platters mistakenly "likens the advent of atomic power to that of the second coming of Christ."
Russ Wellen: What Would End-Timers Do Without the Threat of Nuclear Annihilation? Russ Wellen 2011
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RefrainAtomic Platters writes that the songwriting team "likens the advent of atomic power to that of the second coming of Christ."
Russ Wellen: What Would End-Timers Do Without the Threat of Nuclear Annihilation? Russ Wellen 2011
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Darwin likens religious belief to the mistakes that his dog made in thinking a parasol blowing in the wind is alive.
Michael Ruse: Darwin And Atheism Michael Ruse 2011
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In fact, the official description for it likens it to 24.
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Darwin likens religious belief to the mistakes that his dog made in thinking a parasol blowing in the wind is alive.
Michael Ruse: Darwin And Atheism Michael Ruse 2011
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RefrainAtomic Platters writes that the songwriting team "likens the advent of atomic power to that of the second coming of Christ."
Russ Wellen: What Would End-Timers Do Without the Threat of Nuclear Annihilation? Russ Wellen 2011
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