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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There is no parallel to this situation in any other major North American sport.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
But there is no parallel resolution to Aggie’s relationship to her role as a mother, to her gnawing grief and its consequences.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
But there’s no parallel between the banks and the tech giants.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
This arbitrary reasoning has no parallel elsewhere in medicine.
—Francesco Rubino, Time, 9 July 2025
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
But there is no parallel resolution to Aggie’s relationship to her role as a mother, to her gnawing grief and its consequences.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
But there’s no parallel between the banks and the tech giants.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
This arbitrary reasoning has no parallel elsewhere in medicine.
—Francesco Rubino, Time, 9 July 2025
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“No parallel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20parallel. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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