- present participle of parallel.
paralleling
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile Tropical Storm Rachel is paralleling Mexico's Pacific coast and is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane by Thursday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
"Conversely, tourism can involve negative experiences that potentially lead to health problems, paralleling the process of promoting entropy increase. A prominent example is the public health crisis of COVID-19."
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
"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
Coming to the falls, you’ll view three separate cascades, from a bridge or on the trail paralleling the river.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
They had barely been in the saddle for an hour that morning when Kaede caught sight of the wolves running through the trees about fifty feet away, roughly paralleling the path.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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