parallel
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈpærəˌlɛl/
:
paralelo
- Again, there is a close parallel with arguments to be found in Freud.
- draw parallels
- find parallels
- suggest a parallel
But what is the parallel, the corollary to Biden?
- But what is the parallel, the corollary to Biden?
- And given the parallels with racism, what do we do?
- And that's where I think the main, the main parallel between the two things exists.
- And he's he's used UFC as a parallel for the sport.
- Now they may be parallels in contemporary violence as well.
- So many things about his life were exact parallels to what I was going through.
- So that's not really that good of a parallel, right?
- I mean, you had a really interesting move and I'll give you a parallel from today.
- You can say that the a parallel would be in transportation.
Examples
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Do you see any parallels between that time and now?
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There are lots of parallels between the two communities.
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An interesting parallel between science and legend.
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Indeed, one is struck by the remarkable parallels between the four areas.
Academic text (1999) -
You know, there's some parallels between that story and our family.
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Music theory and math have many, many intricate parallels which are fascinating.
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The spectators will quickly grasp the parallels between the film narrative and the action on the stage.
Academic text (1990) -
Gee's understanding of power, as I demonstrate below, has many parallels with that described by Bourdieu.
Academic text (2015) -
There are many interesting parallels between ancient myths and modern storytelling.
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The teacher highlighted the parallels between the economic crisis of the past and the current situation.
Synonyms
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4.9
A comparison of two things that shows how they are similar to help explain something
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3.9
A thing with the same value, role or meaning as another
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5.0
A person in another place who has the same job or role
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2.7
A likeness between things that makes them seem related
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1.2
Being similar enough that you can judge how they differ
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3.0
A likeness in how two people or things look
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6.0
A person or thing similar to another in what it does
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3.7
Very similar in appearance to another person or thing
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5.1
An item that helps decide the value of a property
A person or thing that looks almost the same as another
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
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4.3
A socket on a computer that connects devices like printers and sends data across many wires
- Specialized
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4.3
Using two or more processors at the same time to do work faster
- Specialized
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4.3
A closed path for electricity that splits into branches so devices work independently
- Archaic
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5.7
A connection that sends many bits at once between a computer and a device like a printer
An imaginary horizontal line around the Earth that shows how far north or south a place is
- Specialized
Doing more than one task at the same time on computers or machines
- Specialized
In geometry, only one line through a point not on a given line does not meet it
- Literature
A book of short life stories about famous Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch
- Specialized
A leaf with veins that run parallel from the base to the tip like grass
How Similar
Surface Forms
Etymology
Parallel comes from the Greek parts para- 'beside' and allēlōn 'one another', a root you can spot in paragraph. So when we draw a 'parallel' between two things, we show they stand 'side by side' in a similar way.