no parallel
idiom
: no thing of the same kind that is similar or equal
This period of growth has no parallel in the history of the region.
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This arbitrary reasoning has no parallel elsewhere in medicine.
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Francesco Rubino, Time, 9 July 2025
To next summer when there may be a chance to lift the franchise in a way that has no parallel.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 29 May 2025
There are no parallel benefits to a U.S. partnership with Russia today.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025
Teen musical genre films of the era like this and Footloose remain influential and imitated to this day, but there is no parallel to Baby and Johnny on the dance floor.
Ganja and Hess (1973)
Bill Gunn ranks high on any list of filmmakers deserving far more recognition.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Francesco Rubino, Time, 9 July 2025
To next summer when there may be a chance to lift the franchise in a way that has no parallel.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 29 May 2025
There are no parallel benefits to a U.S. partnership with Russia today.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025
Teen musical genre films of the era like this and Footloose remain influential and imitated to this day, but there is no parallel to Baby and Johnny on the dance floor.
Ganja and Hess (1973)
Bill Gunn ranks high on any list of filmmakers deserving far more recognition.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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“No parallel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20parallel. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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