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paralleling

British  
/ 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

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

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2025

"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 • Nov. 20, 2023

And in a group of atheists and agnostics, Spirituality of Science predicted measures of well-being and meaning in life, paralleling the positive effects of religion that is frequently observed in religious people.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

The best beginner trail in the network is the Cold Creek Trail, which starts at the Nordic center and heads east paralleling Keechelus Lake.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Outside the window I see three sets of tracks paralleling the one we are on, brown and silver, and beyond them broad flat fields of furrowed soil.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline