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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But there is no parallel resolution to Aggie’s relationship to her role as a mother, to her gnawing grief and its consequences. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025 But there’s no parallel between the banks and the tech giants. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025 This arbitrary reasoning has no parallel elsewhere in medicine. Francesco Rubino, Time, 9 July 2025 To next summer when there may be a chance to lift the franchise in a way that has no parallel. Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for no parallel

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“No parallel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20parallel. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.

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