as in similar
having qualities in common
parallel lives of two friends who first met in college
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as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common
her professor pointed out some parallels between the two novels
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
an advance that is without parallel in the history of virology
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as in to match
to be the exact counterpart of
developments in the television show paralleled those in the lead actor's real life
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Recent Examples of parallel
Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
The network is in court again in a parallel suit filed by Smartmatic, a voting tech company.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 10 May 2025
Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
As organizations ship more features, spin up new services, and adopt increasingly complex architectures, the volume of observability data expands in parallel.
—William Jones, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
And without comparing tragedies, but sins of colonization run parallel the American and British colonization of Africa.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Over the course of the young adult novel, a parallel love story also unfolds.
—Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
The network is in court again in a parallel suit filed by Smartmatic, a voting tech company.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 10 May 2025
Noun
In parallel, individual agencies are also planning deep cuts.
—Dan Cody, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
As organizations ship more features, spin up new services, and adopt increasingly complex architectures, the volume of observability data expands in parallel.
—William Jones, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Verb
The market’s response today parallels the reaction when Hasbro reported its fourth quarter and full-year earnings results at the end of February.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
And without comparing tragedies, but sins of colonization run parallel the American and British colonization of Africa.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parallel
Adjective
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Going on multiple dates with multiple people via apps that are more or less pretty similar is going to cause some kind of fatigue.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
3 May 2025
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One editor felt the cake was similar to Angel Food cake, while two other editors compared the sweet, nutty aroma of the cake to cornbread.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Alleviating chronic disease is also a passion of Kennedy’s, and the similarities between them run deep.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
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The similarity between the two mottos and their proximity on the painting’s canvas suggest a sort of spiritual or emotional intimacy between Ginevra and Bembo.—
E.R. Zarevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 May 2025
Verb
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Our customers no longer need to stress about layering or matching a bra, underwear, shapewear, and an outfit for every occasion.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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If shortness of breath is new or doesn’t match your activity level or fitness, consult a healthcare provider.—
Emily Brown,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The work of flattening out three-dimensional sculpture into a two-dimensional painting was analogous to intellectualizing and abstracting Blackness as media became more mobile in the early twentieth century.—
Delinda Collier,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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Together, these provide a wealth of data that any neuroscientist would envy — analogous to a perfect map of a person’s brain, along with separate electrodes to monitor the activity of each neuron.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s an obvious physical resemblance; born within months of one another in 1969, both actors are tall and lean but muscular, with angular features and, often, light, chin-grazing hair.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
12 May 2025
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On the menu was bone marrow, charred octopus with tentacles sprawling off the serving platter, and a deep-red cherry jubilee with an uncanny resemblance to blood (Isabelle even used a flambé technique at the table to wow her guests).—
Ginger Perra,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
Noun
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At the same time, their moderate counterparts desire greater tax relief for those states with higher state and local tax systems and more generous assurances for Medicaid coverage.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The union says its members want parity with their counterparts who work for the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad.—
Patrick McGeehan,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Overall, Nexstar’s distribution sales for the first quarter of 2025 were $762 million for the quarter, nearly flat with the comparable year-ago period.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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One that’s more demonstrable in the industry than other comparable examples of societal laziness.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Pace takes Phillis Wheatley as his case study, a poet who, while typically excluded from the Romantic canon, subversively uses the formal coordinates of the slave trade to chart a course toward freedom, anticipating Romantic themes of self-discovery.—
Abby Clayton,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Apr. 2025
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Since the majority of installations are relatively remote, the Desert X website provides exact coordinates to help navigate to each artwork.—
Rana Good,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Parallel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parallel. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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