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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
Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The fall hiring season typically parallels the busy recruitment cycle of January and February, which are peak months for interviews as staff return from vacations, according to Indeed.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parallels
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So Bodies Bodies Bodies, Talk to Me or anything else that gets thrown in there is just because of the inherent similarities.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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Despite the lack of a pasta lab in LA and Las Vegas, the other location have some surprising similarities.Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The test, developed at the University of California, San Francisco, extracts the DNA and RNA from a sample of blood, tissue or body fluid, and then sequences the genetic material and compares the sequences to a vast database of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see what matches up.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The report does not identify Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, by name, but the address in the report matches public records for Mahomes.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The serial overcharging was discovered through inspections by Marin County’s Department of Agriculture, Division of Weights and Measures and its counterparts across the state.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Studies show that women are subject to more negative stereotypes at work than their male counterparts.Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The former officials are still in touch with colleagues who work at the FDA.Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Parallels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parallels. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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