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
Why Quantum Computers Might Finally Solve This Problem The great potential advantage of quantum computers here is quantum parallelism, a capability that emerges directly from the qubits that are the heart of a quantum computer.
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Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
The key is parallelism: The ideal scenario is having more than one person sitting down at the same time.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2026
Our hope was to use the unusual and unfortunate parallelism between our stories to start an inter-campus dialogue, and to contribute the results of that dialogue to the ongoing discourse on gun violence—and desperately needed gun control—in our communities.
—Hazlitt, 25 Feb. 2026
This is not to defend Cook, but rather to illustrate the parallelism and hypocrisy of the rule of law being subordinated to the law of the ruler.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
The key is parallelism: The ideal scenario is having more than one person sitting down at the same time.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2026
Our hope was to use the unusual and unfortunate parallelism between our stories to start an inter-campus dialogue, and to contribute the results of that dialogue to the ongoing discourse on gun violence—and desperately needed gun control—in our communities.
—Hazlitt, 25 Feb. 2026
This is not to defend Cook, but rather to illustrate the parallelism and hypocrisy of the rule of law being subordinated to the law of the ruler.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for parallelism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parallelism
Noun
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But Bright maintains that the main similarity between the two is ice hockey.—
Kenneal Patterson,
Vanity Fair,
22 May 2026
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Each tribe or nation in the region passes down their own oral histories about this spectacular landform, but there are similarities among them.—
Kelsey Olsen,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2026
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On paper, that bears a striking resemblance to Little Book Chapter 3, which blended Knob Creek, Basil Hayden, Booker’s, and Baker’s at cask strength.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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In March, the South Florida man who bears a resemblance to Jeffrey Epstein broke the Internet after a video of him driving in a convertible went viral.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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“Parallelism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parallelism. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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