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as in similarities
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 equivalents
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 matches
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 parallels
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Norvell’s victory came with 63,000 in attendance, a respectable crowd given the skepticism in the air, but the parallels are impossible to ignore.
—D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
The parallels between 1991 and 2025 are not perfect.
—Dennis Ross, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
The parallels between 1956-57 and 2023-25 are striking.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
That government decision helped spur a mass migration with few historical parallels, especially for European immigrants who rarely had opportunities for private land ownership back home.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Foodie Boyz listeners may draw parallels to podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience and Dave Portnoy’s Barstool content, both of whom the boys cited as inspiration.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 3 Nov. 2025
The parallels to Bush’s 1988 choice were striking.
—Time, 3 Nov. 2025
One of the parallels to this team is 2014 Florida State, which was the defending national champion and won seven games by one possession on the way to a 13-0 record … then got blown out by Oregon in the CFP semifinals, 59-20.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
For about 24 hours after the stand was spotted, investigators closed all lanes of Southern Boulevard, which parallels the southern border of the airport.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
As always with Matlock, the case parallels what’s going on in Matty and Olympia’s lives.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
The boy’s journey parallels the song’s enduring message—that while oppression and struggle are undeniable, hope and transformation remain just over the horizon.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Kurzweil’s singularity parallels ideas from Italian and Russian futurists amid the electrical and mechanical revolutions that took place at the turn of the 20th century.
—Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Because so much of Janelle and Lisa’s work is about pattern recognition, visual twinning and parallels in objects and language, stretching the experience across two buildings naturally builds in space to process these various connections.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Queen City Drive parallels Interstate 85 in west Charlotte.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
The San Andres range parallels the old Chihuahua Trail, which in the 1500’s linked Mexico City with the northern territorial capital of Santa Fe.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
What once seemed like a dark and distant fantasy now has eerie parallels with our tumultuous present.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Norvell’s victory came with 63,000 in attendance, a respectable crowd given the skepticism in the air, but the parallels are impossible to ignore.
—D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
The parallels between 1991 and 2025 are not perfect.
—Dennis Ross, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
The parallels between 1956-57 and 2023-25 are striking.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
That government decision helped spur a mass migration with few historical parallels, especially for European immigrants who rarely had opportunities for private land ownership back home.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Foodie Boyz listeners may draw parallels to podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience and Dave Portnoy’s Barstool content, both of whom the boys cited as inspiration.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 3 Nov. 2025
The parallels to Bush’s 1988 choice were striking.
—Time, 3 Nov. 2025
One of the parallels to this team is 2014 Florida State, which was the defending national champion and won seven games by one possession on the way to a 13-0 record … then got blown out by Oregon in the CFP semifinals, 59-20.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
Zohran parallels his father's views on Palestinian rights.
—Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
For about 24 hours after the stand was spotted, investigators closed all lanes of Southern Boulevard, which parallels the southern border of the airport.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
As always with Matlock, the case parallels what’s going on in Matty and Olympia’s lives.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
The boy’s journey parallels the song’s enduring message—that while oppression and struggle are undeniable, hope and transformation remain just over the horizon.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Kurzweil’s singularity parallels ideas from Italian and Russian futurists amid the electrical and mechanical revolutions that took place at the turn of the 20th century.
—Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Because so much of Janelle and Lisa’s work is about pattern recognition, visual twinning and parallels in objects and language, stretching the experience across two buildings naturally builds in space to process these various connections.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Queen City Drive parallels Interstate 85 in west Charlotte.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
The San Andres range parallels the old Chihuahua Trail, which in the 1500’s linked Mexico City with the northern territorial capital of Santa Fe.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parallels
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The election bears some similarities to New York City’s, with both Fateh and Zohran Mamdani as 30-something, Muslim, Democratic Socialists who have proposed rent stabilization policies.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Wadisuchus kassabi is both a new species and the first member of a new genus, or group of species that share physical similarities and an evolutionary line.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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By 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Ancient book clasps — used to keep manuscript tomes shut — were uncovered at the site, along with styli, the medieval equivalents of pens and pencils.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Each window has a flower box that matches the tiny house’s wooden exterior and easily mounts just below the base.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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The number of judges who received termination letters matches the tally kept by the immigration judges' union.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Floods, tricksters, battles with monsters, creation and apocalypse—sometimes the resemblances are uncanny.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Further investigation into a chalk underdrawing of ‘The Night Watch,’ using macro X-ray florescence scans, showed even more resemblances between the two dogs.—
Senay Boztas,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Experts say many multinational firms are adopting dual leadership models, where global business unit heads in India co-own strategy and product outcomes with their counterparts at headquarters.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Specifically, supernovae derived from younger stellar populations appear fainter, while their older counterparts appear brighter.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Last summer, following Mamdani’s stunning primary victory, many friends and colleagues were anxious that this Democratic candidate was too liberal, too anti-business, too inexperienced for the global stage, and simply too young.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The plan is certain to divide the Democratic caucus — and possibly also their Republican colleagues — as senators try to assemble a bipartisan deal to reopen the government, ending 35 days of a debilitating shutdown.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This agent detects its environment, avoids collisions, and coordinates with nearby vehicles and traffic systems.—
Mallik Tatipamula,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Oct. 2025
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Her department coordinates with Dayforce account management and product development teams to help shape their decisions.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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For example, emotion AI (when AI identifies human emotions) can help people with difficulty identifying emotions make sense of their meeting partners on video conferencing platforms like Zoom.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Parallels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parallels. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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