parallel
adjective
extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging.
parallels
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pluralof parallel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof parallel (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
paralleladjectiveextending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging.
Example Sentences
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The parallels are interesting for those who know Lumentum’s history.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
For still others, it means exploring how their families’ stories mirror those of today’s immigrants, and what those parallels say about defiance in the face of exclusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The actor worked with Shawn Ryan and Eileen Myers to adapt the true story of a radio news broadcaster and an aggrieved kidnapper with modern-day parallels to figures like Luigi Mangione.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Researchers Erik Stänicke, Bendik Hovet, and Line Indrevoll Stänicke, together with colleagues, argue that this modern understanding of brain function has important parallels with ideas that psychoanalysts have been developing for more than a century.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Although the parallels listed above should be enough to give anyone pause, there are a number of other, less obvious, similarities between mass incarceration and Jim Crow that have not been explored in earlier chapters.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
