without parallel

idiom

: better than all others
a masterpiece without parallel in the history of art

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The Jones Act of 1920 — intended to protect domestic fleets — barred international construction for US operators, but without parallel investments to modernize US shipyards, the law only raised costs. Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025 The Inflation Reduction Act accelerated clean energy deployment, but without parallel investment in balancing technologies, reliability risks grow. Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Since returning to office, President Trump has waged a global trade war without parallel in modern history. 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 See All Example Sentences for without parallel

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“Without parallel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20parallel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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