without parallel
idiom
: better than all others
a masterpiece without parallel in the history of art
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Since returning to office, President Trump has waged a global trade war without parallel in modern history.
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Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Bumgarner’s run in the 2014 postseason — one that ended with five scoreless innings in Game 7 — is without parallel in the 21st century.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
There is also the more pragmatic concern, one that has thrust the American theater into a crisis without parallel.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
The result is a Chinese mercantilist authoritarian model without parallel in the West.
—Calder Walton, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2023
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Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Bumgarner’s run in the 2014 postseason — one that ended with five scoreless innings in Game 7 — is without parallel in the 21st century.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
There is also the more pragmatic concern, one that has thrust the American theater into a crisis without parallel.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
The result is a Chinese mercantilist authoritarian model without parallel in the West.
—Calder Walton, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2023
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“Without parallel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20parallel. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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