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The phrase "are a bit akin" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a similarity or resemblance between two things, often in a more casual or informal context.
Example: "The two theories are a bit akin, sharing several fundamental principles despite their different approaches."
Alternatives: "are somewhat similar" or "are quite comparable".
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These changes are a bit akin to being psychotic – they include distortions of perception, especially in visual and auditory perception, as well as in the way one thinks.
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Right now, the CFPB's war is a bit akin to the war on drugs, attacking the supply side.
The lbw rule is a bit akin to football's offside law; an arcane regulation that is required to stop players from ruining the action.
"The way that neurons communicate with each other is by how fast they fire pulses, it's a little bit akin to listening to a Geiger counter click, and it's that property that we lock onto," said Professor Andrew Schwartz from the University of Pittsburgh.
As a lawyer and a candidate's spouse unafraid to talk policy, she is seen by some voters as a bit akin to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Well, admittedly the Facebook comparison is a bit tenuous, because Bizness Apps' story is likely akin to what a much larger percentage of entrepreneurs actually experience.
But putting Rosedale on this panel is a bit incongruous Second Life isn't really a game, its more akin to an ecosystem, like eBay.
This is a bit distracting.
That was a bit frustrating.
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