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One of the most familiar is a teacher, teacher, often likened to a squeaky wheelbarrow wheel, which is used in proclaiming ownership of a territory.
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The taste has been likened to a combination of grape and grapefruit and is considered excellent by most.
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The common names of the fungus refers to its pungent odor, likened to fetid garlic.
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Where her parents are serene individuals, so my niece is an amusingly obstreperous, girl-power changeling, doomed to be likened to her aunt.
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The shape of the award has been likened to a keyhole, a mushroom, and a baguette.
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The efficacy of its complaints procedures has been likened in usefulness to those of a grave robber in a crematorium.
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This small rodent is sometimes likened to a tiny kangaroo due to its incredibly large hind legs, and hopping form of locomotion.
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Umami is often likened to savoriness, but defining exactly what it tastes like can be tricky.
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They were likened to effective advertising slogans and later recognized as an early act of art provocation.
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It has been likened to a religious order, but it is not a tariqa in the traditional sense.
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