parallel to
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Instead of placing the anode and cathode parallel to each other, the new design positions them perpendicular.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
Residents resorted to burying the bodies just outside school grounds; more than 20 graves run parallel to the school’s outer wall, each marked with a broken cinder block.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
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
There is hope among some crypto lobbyists that lawmakers will at least accept rewards for using the coins, drawing a parallel to credit card rewards.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
The honeysuckle in the upper left-hand corner, for example, echoes the contour of the adolescent’s back, while the two straws are virtually parallel to each other.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
