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affiliated, allied, kindred, related
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When it’s younger (as in, aged for a shorter amount of time), its texture is akin to that of feta: moist and crumbly. — Bon Appétit, "The Salty, Crumbly, Addictive Cheese That We'd Find Any Excuse to Eat," 28 Aug. 2019 Indeed, if Libra were a car, this would be akin to letting seasoned auto mechanics play with it at low speeds on a closed course. — Matthew De Silva, Quartz, "There’s a $10,000 reward for breaking Facebook’s cryptocurrency," 27 Aug. 2019 In fact, the loss of vacation days is akin to no penalty at all. — Breanna Edwards, Essence, "NYPD Sergeant Who Oversaw Daniel Pantaleo Loses 20 Vacation Days," 22 Aug. 2019 Florida-Miami should be akin to going out to a fancy restaurant on a special occasion, not stopping by McDonald’s on your way home from work. — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, "Gators shouldn’t play 'Canes every year — if they’re serious about playing a national schedule | Commentary," 20 Aug. 2019 Burrell said, referring to claims that Fairhope’s ordinance is akin to criminalizing homelessness. — John Sharp | [email protected], al, "Why did Fairhope make sleeping in vehicles illegal?," 16 Aug. 2019 Lladrovci believed that his role in Syria was akin to that of the Americans in Kosovo: saving an oppressed people. — The Economist, "Confessions of an Islamic State fighter," 16 Aug. 2019 Warren’s progressive aims do not mean much if the outcome is akin to Trump’s. — Daniel W. Drezner, Twin Cities, "Daniel Drezner: The weak defenses of Elizabeth Warren’s trade plan," 15 Aug. 2019 Most of the steps are akin to those Apple and Google also had for their grading programs, such as removing any potentially identifying data and requiring non-disclosure agreements of contractors. — Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, "Microsoft contractors hear phone sex and more while reviewing Cortana, Skype audio," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'akin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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