parallel
adjective
extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging.
have paralleled
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present perfectof parallel.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The writers have paralleled Homelander’s “slow descent into madness” with Butcher’s escalating anti-Supe crusade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Hamilton and Alonso, whose careers have paralleled Vettel's, both described him as "a legend of our sport".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2022
Their transformation from bratty, delinquent teenagers into altruistic, socially engaged cultural figures may have paralleled the coming-of-age and awareness of a generation of Americans.
From Salon ● May 18, 2012
Strasburg’s and Zimmermann’s recoveries have paralleled at every stage, both precisely on the track set by Dr. Lewis Yocum for a procedure that has an 85 to 92 percent success rate.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2011
These experiments have paralleled or followed one another, separated by shorter or longer ages of rest and recuperation.
From Civilization and Beyond Learning from History by Scott Nearing
