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akin
[ uh-kin ]
adjective
- of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.
- allied by nature; having the same properties:
Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- having or showing an affinity; kindred:
They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.
akin
/ əˈɪ /
adjective
- related by blood; of the same kin
- often foll by to having similar characteristics, properties, etc
Example Sentences
Advocates have called on the department to move youths to camps or place them in community-based “step down” programs, akin to halfway houses.
Inspectors said the "substantial" impact of the pandemic was still evident, with staff reporting many 16-year-olds showed maturity "akin to younger children".
Her husband described the odor as akin to an “old car engine.”
"Ukraine could have got a year ago what was included in that proposal, it is akin to a capitulation. I cannot discern any added value."
It is, exactly as Adebimpe suggested, akin to a mixtape that acts as a time capsule for a portentous period for an individual as much as the collective.
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