paralleling
Example Sentences
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Outside Haarlem the bus took the south road, paralleling the sea.
From Literature
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Still, paralleling the two races is a bit like comparing apples to oranges.
From Salon
A story told amongst Palestinians is that Arafat folded his keffiyeh in a way – letting the side panel drape, paralleling the historic Palestine map – to remind him of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
From Salon
Still used today by West Africans, the instrument's main parts are a gourd, and a stick attachment and a bridge for its three to four strings, paralleling a modern banjo.
From Salon
The reconfigured road will have a bicycle lane paralleling the vehicle lane in each direction, with a turning lane in the center.
From Seattle Times
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