parallel
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A small bridge on a road parallel to my road had collapsed, and the town, while trying to get it fixed, had decided to run a detour through my previously tranquil two acres.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Given the economic downturn the area suffered when the mines closed, it's easy to draw a parallel with clubs across the Channel which are also based in former industrial heartlands.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Different species sometimes arrive at the same biological solution on their own, a phenomenon known as parallel evolution.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Of course, no influencer plot would be complete without the threat of online cancellation — and just when things can’t get any worse, Natalie enters the parallel universe of the past.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
I looked out the window and down Main Street with its line of parallel storefronts, one right up against the other.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Vocabulary lists containing parallel
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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