Meaning & use
Paralleled
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Was similar to or ran alongside something else in a comparable way.
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The rise in unemployment paralleled the decline in factory output.
Her career paralleled that of her older sister, who had also become a surgeon.
A note on using this word
As an adjective, 'unparalleled' (the same root with a negative prefix) is far more common in everyday use than 'paralleled' itself.
Words with a similar meaning
matchedresembled
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Words with an opposite meaning
divergedcontrasted
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