draw parallels between
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: to indicate ways in which two distinct things are similar
The essay draws parallels between the lives of the two presidents.
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So, neuroscientists have had to stretch to draw parallels between the behavior of mice and autistic humans.
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Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Next, draw parallels between your personal values and work preferences and the company's cultural ethos.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
The United States’ open support for the PYD has even led some in the Turkish press to draw parallels between Washington’s current policy and the fall of Ottoman Empire.
—Ryan Gingeras, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2016
Hecht and Barrois wisely—if sometimes too conspicuously—draw parallels between Huey and Bert; both men are idealists with drug problems and a tendency to use the revolution as an excuse to neglect the people who love them.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
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Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Next, draw parallels between your personal values and work preferences and the company's cultural ethos.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
The United States’ open support for the PYD has even led some in the Turkish press to draw parallels between Washington’s current policy and the fall of Ottoman Empire.
—Ryan Gingeras, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2016
Hecht and Barrois wisely—if sometimes too conspicuously—draw parallels between Huey and Bert; both men are idealists with drug problems and a tendency to use the revolution as an excuse to neglect the people who love them.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
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