parallel
Example Sentences
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McCullum is now faced with a rebuild that has strong parallels to the situation he inherited four years ago.
From BBC
The presumed disappearance of the Maya had no parallel.
Outside Haarlem the bus took the south road, paralleling the sea.
From Literature
Some analysts say a better parallel for a period of higher energy prices would be the 1990 shock from the Persian Gulf War.
Scientists analyzed both broad patterns of association -- defined by sharks staying within one body length of each other -- and more detailed interactions such as "lead-follow" behavior and parallel swimming.
From Science Daily
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