draw parallels between
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: to indicate ways in which two distinct things are similar
The essay draws parallels between the lives of the two presidents.
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Several viewers were quick to draw parallels between the two ads in the comments section of Gap's one.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Apples to oranges between 1992 and now ‒ so far
Republicans have begun to draw parallels between the current unrest in Los Angeles and the Rodney King riots in 1992 – comparisons Young said are completely unfounded.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Echoing images and phrases invite us to draw parallels between the autobiographical and the invented, between life as lived and life as artistic sublimation.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 June 2025
Trying to draw parallels between him and a future Hall of Famer and two-time MVP is premature, absurd and unfair.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Apples to oranges between 1992 and now ‒ so far
Republicans have begun to draw parallels between the current unrest in Los Angeles and the Rodney King riots in 1992 – comparisons Young said are completely unfounded.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Echoing images and phrases invite us to draw parallels between the autobiographical and the invented, between life as lived and life as artistic sublimation.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 June 2025
Trying to draw parallels between him and a future Hall of Famer and two-time MVP is premature, absurd and unfair.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Draw parallels between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20parallels%20between. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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