Akin to and Close to

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Close to and akin to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Close to" instead an adverb phrase "Akin to".

Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.

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Akin to and close to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Akin to" instead an adverb phrase "Close to".

The Leanansidhe case is more akin to choosing a known character of the Sidhe mythos and making her close to Dresden.

Source: Awesome Mc Coolname / Literature
Zombie Apocalypse: In Reanimator, they're close to Romero zombies, right down to the spine being the weak point, akin to regular zombies having the head as the weak point.

Source: Creator / H.P. Lovecraft
Transatlantic Equivalent: Two versions in the US (an adults version hosted by Dick Clark that Burns called "more akin to Its A Knockout", and a kids version that teetered close to being In-Name-Only), and a more faithful version in New Zealand.

Source: Series / The Krypton Factor

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