no parallel

phrase

: 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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These people are sitting on the precipice of the greatest technology ever created that has no parallel. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026 There are no substitutions, no parallel menus, no optional upgrades. Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026 His prose—muscular, incantatory, of religious overtones—has no parallel in Mexican literature, contemporary or otherwise. Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 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 See All Example Sentences for no parallel

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“No parallel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20parallel. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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