paralleling

/ ˈpærəˌlɛliŋ /

noun

1. a form of trading in which companies buy highly priced goods in a market in which the prices are low in order to be able to sell them in a market in which the prices are higher

Example Sentences

Still, paralleling the two races is a bit like comparing apples to oranges.

From Salon

A story told amongst Palestinians is that Arafat folded his keffiyeh in a way – letting the side panel drape, paralleling the historic Palestine map – to remind him of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.

From Salon

Still used today by West Africans, the instrument's main parts are a gourd, and a stick attachment and a bridge for its three to four strings, paralleling a modern banjo.

From Salon

The reconfigured road will have a bicycle lane paralleling the vehicle lane in each direction, with a turning lane in the center.

From Seattle Times

"I have never in my experience heard a victim's voice telling you what is happening, what is going on in their life that's paralleling what you are obtaining and looking at evidentially," she said.

From BBC

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