Words similar to akin

Example sentences for: akin

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As a long-time magistrate (English— now retired), I understood the legal definition of theft was something akin to to take possession permanently and illegally.
The New Yorker 's Daphne Merkin says it's akin to "a great nineteenth-century novel that presumes on its reader's infinite patience."
Current versions of the 747 seat between 272 and 386 passengers, depending on configuration and how much the pilot is distracted by pathetic whimpering akin to that of caged animals.
al in 1994, of which 50% of the sample were women, the median adult only spent 4.0% of his time in light that was greater than 1000 lux [ 25 ] , a level that is akin to the light found outdoors in the shade.
But here it seems less a chance to make a buck than something akin to grade inflation.