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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Donald Trump has achieved a political comeback with no parallel since the Gilded Age, when Grover Cleveland won reelection to the presidency in nonconsecutive terms.
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Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
Wednesday’s speech capped off a series of events with no parallel in American political history.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Thrice now, Harris has made plays against the Second Amendment that have no parallel in this country’s history.
—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
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Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
Wednesday’s speech capped off a series of events with no parallel in American political history.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Thrice now, Harris has made plays against the Second Amendment that have no parallel in this country’s history.
—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
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“No parallel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20parallel. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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