paralleled

past tense of parallel

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of paralleled The incident closely paralleled the sequence of events that in July resulted in another group of OpenAI’s agents launching cyberattacks against the company Hugging Face. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 The data paralleled numbers in California, where during this year’s June primary about 93,500 voters had their ballots rejected because they were postmarked or arrived too late to be counted. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Originally published in 1963, the book paralleled Plath’s own experiences with depression; the writer tragically died by suicide just a month after the novel’s first UK publication. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 Showrunner Bekah Brunstetter tells PEOPLE there were no chemistry reads during the casting process, which meant that the actresses’ bonding in real-time paralleled that of their characters. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Fascinatingly, the journey of the eager-to-please author often paralleled that of the novel’s protagonist, who fixates relentlessly on how others perceive her. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 Israel’s traditional response to the events of 1948—that the displacement of Palestinians was a tragic consequence of a war Arab states started, and that it was paralleled by the expulsion of roughly 850,000 Jews from Arab countries—is true, but inadequate. — Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026 Our careers have paralleled each other the entire time. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 The on-set archetypes of a Chinese film crew paralleled those of Hollywood. — Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paralleled
matched
Verb
  • Reuters also matched career information or job titles for eight people against court filings, news reports, public profiles and online posts.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Later in the night, Harry and Jenna Johnson matched their score, tying for the top of the leaderboard alongside Amber and Pasha.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Paralleled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paralleled. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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