no parallel
idiom
: no thing of the same kind that is similar or equal
This period of growth has no parallel in the history of the region.
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Thrice now, Harris has made plays against the Second Amendment that have no parallel in this country’s history.
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The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
In the new book, there is no parallel to me, no one reads those sisters and thinks oh Coco is Lucky or Coco is Bonnie.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Even as wars rage elsewhere in the world, there is no parallel to the intensity and scope of conflict in Sudan.
—John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2024
And their success is easier to verify: Men have long been able to check their own sperm count with a device that’s similar to an at-home COVID test, but no parallel exists for women, Wang told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
In the new book, there is no parallel to me, no one reads those sisters and thinks oh Coco is Lucky or Coco is Bonnie.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Even as wars rage elsewhere in the world, there is no parallel to the intensity and scope of conflict in Sudan.
—John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2024
And their success is easier to verify: Men have long been able to check their own sperm count with a device that’s similar to an at-home COVID test, but no parallel exists for women, Wang told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
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“No parallel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20parallel. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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