draw parallels between
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: to indicate ways in which two distinct things are similar
The essay draws parallels between the lives of the two presidents.
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Hecht and Barrois wisely—if sometimes too conspicuously—draw parallels between Huey and Bert; both men are idealists with drug problems and a tendency to use the revolution as an excuse to neglect the people who love them.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
The Spectator journalists draw parallels between today’s protests and anti-Vietnam War protests in 1968, which led to mass arrests and cemented Columbia’s reputation as a home for progressive student movements.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Viewers were quick to draw parallels between the pair and Jax Taylor and Stassi Schroeder, who dated on and off throughout the first two seasons of Vanderpump Rules while employees at West Hollywood restaurant SUR.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Snoop Dogg, Freddie Gibbs, and Stevie Wonder also help her draw parallels between herself and the biblical character the album is named for, a demi-god anointed by the Big Guy himself.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023
Naturally, Johnson begins to draw parallels between the many ways of translating an epic poem and the making and unmaking of a recipe.
—Adam Federman, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
Readers familiar with Cheng's 2020 book X + Y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender will be accustomed to her tendency to draw parallels between mathematical concepts and social issues.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
Politicians in Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) also dismissed attempts to draw parallels between Taiwan and Afghanistan, saying such comparisons are inherently fraught.
—Steve George, CNN, 18 Aug. 2021
Others will draw parallels between Diana’s experience and that of Meghan Markle.
—Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 29 Nov. 2020
Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
The Spectator journalists draw parallels between today’s protests and anti-Vietnam War protests in 1968, which led to mass arrests and cemented Columbia’s reputation as a home for progressive student movements.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Viewers were quick to draw parallels between the pair and Jax Taylor and Stassi Schroeder, who dated on and off throughout the first two seasons of Vanderpump Rules while employees at West Hollywood restaurant SUR.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Snoop Dogg, Freddie Gibbs, and Stevie Wonder also help her draw parallels between herself and the biblical character the album is named for, a demi-god anointed by the Big Guy himself.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023
Naturally, Johnson begins to draw parallels between the many ways of translating an epic poem and the making and unmaking of a recipe.
—Adam Federman, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
Readers familiar with Cheng's 2020 book X + Y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender will be accustomed to her tendency to draw parallels between mathematical concepts and social issues.
—Amy Brady, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
Politicians in Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) also dismissed attempts to draw parallels between Taiwan and Afghanistan, saying such comparisons are inherently fraught.
—Steve George, CNN, 18 Aug. 2021
Others will draw parallels between Diana’s experience and that of Meghan Markle.
—Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 29 Nov. 2020
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