parallels

NOUN

complement, correlation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analogy comparison corollary resemblance similarity

STRONG

analogue correlate correspondence correspondent counterpart double duplicate duplication equal equivalent kin likeness match parallelism twin

WEAK

countertype homologue

Antonyms

STRONGEST

difference dissimilarity unlikeness

WEAK

divergence opposite reverse

VERB

be alike

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complement correlate correspond imitate

STRONG

agree assimilate collimate collocate compare conform copy equal equate liken match paragon parallelize

WEAK

keep pace

Antonyms

STRONGEST

differ

STRONG

disagree imbalance refuse

WEAK

distort diverge separate skew

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parallels

And you do not have to look far to see some pretty striking parallels between In re Turner and today.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

“There are some parallels here that I think we need to think about because you always want the caboose going fast, slower than the front of the engine, and that’s not what’s happening,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Other observers have drawn parallels between Nadiem's case and two other political allies of former President Joko Widodo - ex-trade minister Tom Lembong and party official Hasto Kristiyanto.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

For Ramos, a lab technician trainee in Connecticut, the cinematic parallels hit close to home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

I was beginning to see parallels: The Africans wanted to be free from British rule, just as colonial Americans did two hundred years earlier.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda