Akin
Akin adjective - Having a close connection like that between family members.
Touching
Both words in one sentence
- It's implied he's terrified of being left alone again, and his habit of touching Oz has gone from a meaningful sign of affection to something akin to clutching a security blanket.
Source: Fanfic / Beyond The Winding Road - To say the lander was "on" the moon at this point would be akin to saying a helicopter was "on" the ground when the only part of the aircraft that was touching the ground was a rope dangling from the aircraft.
Source: Appeal to Obscurity
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