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
Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Centering on an extravagantly coifed and costumed Michelle Yeoh as Philippa Georgiou, the onetime ruthless ruler of a dehydrated parallel universe, the action veers from camp to cartoon and back again.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Emily Peck, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Opposition to birthright citizenship emerged almost immediately with its enactment as part of the 14th Amendment, which was adopted in 1868, and has waxed and waned in parallel with political controversies over immigration.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
And the playing style is paralleled by the classic Forest football of the past more than anyone else, all the way through to player comparisons.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The quantum approach to computing will also develop parallel ways of solving the problems of computation, and they cannot be extrapolated from classical ways of computing.
—Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Centering on an extravagantly coifed and costumed Michelle Yeoh as Philippa Georgiou, the onetime ruthless ruler of a dehydrated parallel universe, the action veers from camp to cartoon and back again.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
Zoom out: The crackdown is moving in parallel to a retreat from these policies in corporate America.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Opposition to birthright citizenship emerged almost immediately with its enactment as part of the 14th Amendment, which was adopted in 1868, and has waxed and waned in parallel with political controversies over immigration.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
In fact, Anderson’s reclamation of her career parallels a pivotal scene in the film.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
And the playing style is paralleled by the classic Forest football of the past more than anyone else, all the way through to player comparisons.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parallel
Adjective
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Other retail pharmacy chains are making similar moves.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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The South took a similar but divergent path towards firefighting — one guided by its practice of slavery.—
Justin Hawkins / Made by History,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Stalin’s announcement comes on the heels of a recent archaeological study that suggests similarities between the mysterious Indus script and ancient graffiti in Tamil Nadu, on the other side of the country.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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Others were simply impressed by the similarity between the two.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Deschanel modeled a tweed minidress with matching tights, a top handle purse and platform mary janes, evoking 1960s fashion trends.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
26 Jan. 2025
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Consider matching metals throughout the room for cohesiveness in your design.—
Macie Stump,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This latest report, which Moses and Mei started sending out via email at the end of December, follows an analogous one released last year by the duo.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Fox faced particularly rough comps with last season’s analogous broadcast, which featured the Detroit Lions’ first trip to the NFC championship game in 32 years.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Praised by Natalie for his recent promotion to Harmony’s old job(*), his reward is a collection of paintings of great moments in the life of Kier, but with a twist: In the paintings, Kier is a Black man with more than a passing resemblance to Milchick.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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The puppet’s resemblance to the star quarterback was a nod to ongoing jokes that his voice sounds like the Muppet’s.—
Terry Dickerson,
NBC News,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Another version of the Alaïa catsuit was also modeled during the 1991 fall runway by model Yasmeen Ghauri, while a version of its skirt counterpart — similar to the one Jenner wore — was shown off by model Nadège du Bospertus, per Vogue.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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On average, people who were retired reported a 0.04-point increase in symptoms of depression than their working counterparts.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In late January, Prom compared online prices at Aldi and Walmart to prices for comparable items at two relatively high-end supermarkets: Whole Foods and a local ma-and-pa chain.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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While administrative positions have grown by 9%, faculty numbers have shrunk by 14%, creating the highest student-faculty ratio among nine comparable state colleges.—
Andrea Apa,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The cadet was arrested while trying to send coordinates to the FSB of official university buildings where other cadets, including her classmates, were staying.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Should it get stolen anyway, its GPS coordinates can be tracked on the app.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Parallel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parallel. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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