without parallel

idiom

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

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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 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 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 16 Sep. 2025.

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