as in similarity
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
the striking parallelism between the two crimes got police to thinking that they were committed by the same mastermind
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Recent Examples of parallelism
But Lost Records evades too close a parallelism to Paper Girls by also mixing in familiar elements from Showtime’s Yellowjackets, which transpires in 1996, focusing on a group of teenagers fighting for survival after a plane crash.
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
In quantum computing, the concept of parallelism leverages superposition.
—Gregory Crawford, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The beauty is that not only does this tend to keep the AI honest in terms of figuring out the proper steps, but the AI can also process the execution of the steps in parallel, assuming the AI is set up for parallelism.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Enterprises are actively seeking alternatives to legacy systems that struggle with high parallelism and metadata-intensive workloads.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
In quantum computing, the concept of parallelism leverages superposition.
—Gregory Crawford, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The beauty is that not only does this tend to keep the AI honest in terms of figuring out the proper steps, but the AI can also process the execution of the steps in parallel, assuming the AI is set up for parallelism.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Enterprises are actively seeking alternatives to legacy systems that struggle with high parallelism and metadata-intensive workloads.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parallelism
Noun
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In some cases, the similarities between the Ivy League and prestigious secondary schools are not coincidental, but the result of deep historical ties.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Quilts are also filled, but here the similarities end.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
Noun
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His allegations bear a striking resemblance to those made by Michaels, who suffered a career-ending ankle break on the final season of Game of Thrones, four years after Pilgrim’s accident.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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In the photos, the proud mom and her daughter bear a strong resemblance, both posing near the pool with big smiles on their faces.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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“Parallelism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parallelism. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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