as in similar
having qualities in common
parallel lives of two friends who first met in college
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as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common
her professor pointed out some parallels between the two novels
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
an advance that is without parallel in the history of virology
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as in to match
to be the exact counterpart of
developments in the television show paralleled those in the lead actor's real life
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Recent Examples of parallel
Michael R. Sisak and Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors have said the two cases will proceed on parallel tracks, with the state case expected to go to trial first.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Matt Abrahams, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Massive parallel testing means Volvo can work through lots of unusual scenarios.
—Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Big picture Wedbush’s read on Texas Roadhouse parallels the positive outlook that Darden Restaurants shared for the casual dining industry in a post-earnings call last week.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Prosecutors have said the two cases will proceed on parallel tracks, with the state charges expected to go to trial first.
—Michael R. Sisak and Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors have said the two cases will proceed on parallel tracks, with the state case expected to go to trial first.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
Minimally Viable Product and Minimally Viable Communication Several parallels can be found between product development and message development.
—Matt Abrahams, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Massive parallel testing means Volvo can work through lots of unusual scenarios.
—Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
While Wilder’s journey parallels that of many local Black business owners over the last few years, her business was years in the making.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Big picture Wedbush’s read on Texas Roadhouse parallels the positive outlook that Darden Restaurants shared for the casual dining industry in a post-earnings call last week.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parallel
Adjective
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Soon, police came for the families of gang members, for people whose tattoos looked similar to those of gang members, for people with any tattoos.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Another major awards player, the SAG Awards, first introduced a similar category, outstanding performance by a stunt ensemble, in 2007.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Columbia University law professor Dorothy Lund, who has followed Musk’s career closely, points to the merger’s similarities with a previous Musk deal from around a decade ago: Tesla’s 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, a green energy company run by Musk’s two cousins and backed by Musk.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Because of similarities to motifs found on helmets in eastern Sweden, archaeologists long assumed the Sutton Hoo helmet originated there, too.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Behind him, Burney carried Leilani — outfitted in a matching onesie with her dad’s name and a pair of child-sized pink earphones — up to congratulate the man who willed Florida back to glory.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Support your child's language development with age-appropriate activities that match strategies to their stage.—
Holly Garcia,
Parents,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In Pachter’s comparison, mobile games are analogous to McDonald’s, while Nintendo is the steakhouse.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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The league maintains the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Third, Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits have held that consumers in analogous situations to Salazar suffered no concrete harm when the transmission was non-public.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The pair both wore dapper looks for the occasion — and showed off their striking resemblance to each other.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The violin maker David Rattray, who did restorations on the instrument in 2016 and published a book on Scottish violin makers, said in an email that the decorations only bore a superficial resemblance to Norwegian Hardanger fiddles, which often sport elaborate pen-and-ink patterns.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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As for Mendoza’s screen counterpart, he’s played, in a especially strong turn, by Reservation Dogs‘ D’Pharoah Woon-A-Tai.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Social media platforms, podcasts, and Clubhouse discussions have become intellectual hubs where people engage with the works of Hannah Arendt, Michel Foucault, Yuval Harari, and Slavoj Žižek and often with more intensity than their counterparts elsewhere.—
Rebecca Ruth Gould,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The most far-reaching version of Trump’s strategy would raise the effective, or average, tariff on U.S. imports to about 20%, comparable to the heavy import duties the nation imposed in the 1930s and that contributed to the Great Depression, Zandi said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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There are several solutions Baltimore could implement immediately to fix its open records process, like creating an online request center comparable to most other large cities.—
John Hart,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The project manager plans, organizes, monitors, coordinates and administers the work on capital outlay projects from the planning/budget phase through the completion of construction.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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South Korean officials said the incident was caused by human error, saying a pilot had input the wrong strike coordinates before taking off.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Parallel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parallel. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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