to parallel
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4.3
- verb
- /ˈpærəˌlɛl/
:
corresponder a
- Likewise, minor characters can have stories of their own that can parallel or contrast the major character's concerns.
- parallels social changes
- parallels trends
- parallels findings
He creates birds and fish paralleling sky and sea.
- He creates birds and fish paralleling sky and sea.
- Presently in my research, I'm finding that that parallels much of what I'm finding.
- And he says in many ways the Merlin cycle parallels the Corwin cycle structurally.
- Now, interestingly, what they teach through the Global Coherence Project parallels very closely the teachings of our Indigenous ancestors.
- But you've created a luminosity that I think will be paralleled by an openness of thinking and ideas that those spaces will encourage.
- I was born understanding the values, understanding it's again, it's, it's kind of it's kind of it's kind of crazy how they parallel each other.
Examples
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Much of the reform legislation of 1986 paralleled the recommendations of the Packard Commission.
Academic text (1991) -
But state common law actually parallels these Supreme Court decisions.
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You know, it seemed to parallel what was going on in the world.
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Amazing how our lives parallel.
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And I think our show, our podcast kind of parallels their show.
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A first, obvious set of conclusions from this study parallels the questions that initiated it.
Academic text (1991) -
The purpose of the present article is to document our experience, which parallels that of Putterman.
Academic text (2011) -
Also, a disability rights movement that in many ways parallels other "minority" rights campaigns has expanded.
Academic text (2011) -
In most respects, the Maine Superfund Act parallels and even exceeds CERCLA's liability scheme.
Academic text (1999) -
The story of the two brothers paralleled each other in many ways, reflecting similar struggles and triumphs.
Synonyms
841
1.0
To be the same color or style as something else
80
4.4
Happen at the same time as something else or be the same as it
68
3.8
Be similar to something in meaning, amount or place
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Archaic
1
4.3
A socket on a computer that connects devices like printers and sends data across many wires
- Specialized
1
4.3
Using two or more processors at the same time to do work faster
- Specialized
1
4.3
A closed path for electricity that splits into branches so devices work independently
- Archaic
1
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 also meet in paragraph. So if one thing 'parallels' another, it 'matches' it closely, as if they stand 'side by side' in shape or pattern.