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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This design allows higher block frequency and parallelism while maintaining consensus.
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Tomer Niv, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The evolution across a century of which each family member considers to be home during their respective teen years is threaded by uncanny parallelisms that lead to the question: Can memories can be inherited, repeated, and ultimately, relived?
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
In quantum computing, the concept of parallelism leverages superposition.
—Gregory Crawford, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Tomer Niv, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The evolution across a century of which each family member considers to be home during their respective teen years is threaded by uncanny parallelisms that lead to the question: Can memories can be inherited, repeated, and ultimately, relived?
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
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.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
In quantum computing, the concept of parallelism leverages superposition.
—Gregory Crawford, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parallelism
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When safety monitoring tools grew in demand, a lot of similarities and features crossed over, Rudolph told the La Jolla Light.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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Throughout the years, similarities between the unidentified man’s death and Kraft’s other victims led authorities to believe Kraft may have been involved.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Kelce’s enchanting proposal spot also shared a striking resemblance to the visuals used for Swift’s 2019 album Lover, which showed the star posing in a lush garden.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The switch bears a striking resemblance to a popular feature at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Parallelism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parallelism. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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