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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Next, draw parallels between your personal values and work preferences and the company's cultural ethos. —

Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 The United States’ open support for the PYD has even led some in the Turkish press to draw parallels between Washington’s current policy and the fall of Ottoman Empire. —

Ryan Gingeras, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2016 Hecht and Barrois wisely—if sometimes too conspicuously—draw parallels between Huey and Bert; both men are idealists with drug problems and a tendency to use the revolution as an excuse to neglect the people who love them. —

Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024 The Spectator journalists draw parallels between today’s protests and anti-Vietnam War protests in 1968, which led to mass arrests and cemented Columbia’s reputation as a home for progressive student movements. —

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