Word: akin
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Such displays of unity in the face of tragedy arouse deep patriotic feelings in me, along with symptoms akin to romantic love: an excited pulse, tensed limbs, watery eyes, choked throat. I am filled with pride to be an American...
...more relaxed situation, I’d presumably have nine months to learn the ins and outs of childcare, but many unplanned pregnancies—and 49 percent of pregnancies are unplanned, according to studies cited by the Centers for Disease Control—result in something more akin to a Five-Month Panic; once the child is born, there’s no time to catch up on parenting tips...
...blue uniform with a pager clipped to her collar. She bent down to show me how it works, and the weight of the pager opened a fabulous landscape of tanned young breasts and gleaming white brassiere. I gazed in and realized that my libidinous urge had shrunk to something akin to my urge to play croquet...
STINGRAYS A blue flag on Florida beaches indicates stingrays may be submerged in the sand. A recently stung woman reported the pain was akin to childbirth. To keep them away: shuffle your feet...
...eyes of Washington, Senator Jim Jeffords took on a whole new identity last week. Switching parties is a big deal here, akin to a sex-change operation. But in Vermont, the Jeffords of this week seems little different from last week's - independent, pro-tree, pro-choice, pro-special ed. In the eyes of the country, it's George Bush's identity - consummate professional, protean charmer, reasonable conservative - that has become mottled. Bush campaigned as an adult who would restore not only honor but also professionalism to the White House. No all-night sessions strewn with pizza boxes. He would...