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draw parallels between vs draw parallels to

Both 'draw parallels between' and 'draw parallels to' are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Draw parallels between' is used when comparing two or more things to find similarities or connections, while 'draw parallels to' is used when likening one thing to another to illustrate a similarity.

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draw parallels between

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when comparing two or more things to find similarities or connections.

This phrase is used when you want to highlight similarities or connections between two or more things. It is often used in academic, literary, or analytical contexts.

Examples:

  • The author draws parallels between the characters in the two novels.
  • Let's draw parallels between the economic policies of the two countries.
  • The teacher asked the students to draw parallels between the historical events.
  • It's interesting to draw parallels between the two different cultures.
  • The study aims to draw parallels between the behavior of animals and humans.
  • One could draw parallels between using X and web surfing.
  • Mr President, the Russian government will be tempted to draw parallels between our action against Serbia to end the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and their action against Chechen crime.
  • Peter Prokopovych was the first who draw parallels between social system of humans and bees.
  • And the lesson is that it's often difficult, and sometimes even a bit dangerous, to draw parallels between humans and animals.
  • While evaluating the SE34-I, it was easy to draw parallels between it and the Decware Zen Triode SE84C amplifier.
  • It is now common to draw parallels between immigrants, young people, delinquents and terrorists.
  • With De La Espada, we decided to revealed the products throughout the year at special exhibitions that draw parallels between different craft disciplines.
  • YourSpace will also shed a light on various subcultures and draw parallels between our current media society, Society 2.0, and important trends from the past.
  • I would take the idea to its extreme and draw parallels between reproduction in art... and reproduction in the human race.
  • Mabille and Loeb, both very interested in esotericism, also encouraged him to study the ties between religion and spiritism in Santería - disciplines related to the subconscious - but also to draw parallels between Western and Oriental philosophies, primitive civilizations and ancestral memory.
  • Many would draw parallels between what happened to the (western) Roman empire in the 5th century A.D. and what they think may be happening to the United States of America today.
  • It is clear both from the debate and from most of the motions for resolutions that the idea is to draw parallels between Porto Alegre and the economic forum in Davos, on the grounds that both are looking for a better method of global governance.
  • Although the two countries are very different from each other, making it hard to draw parallels between them, they do have a number of important aspects in common, including poverty, unemployment, a corrupt, clientelistic regime and a lack of democracy.
  • Peter Prokopovych was the first who draw parallels between social system of humans and bees. Asserting the idea of nonviolence and inanity of aggression as a way of social communication he created the system where bee swarm survived while giving honey.
  • The church bells in the song were meant to draw parallels between Gaga's fans and members of a religion or a cult.

Alternatives:

  • establish connections between
  • find similarities between
  • compare
  • highlight similarities
  • make connections between

draw parallels to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when likening one thing to another to illustrate a similarity.

This phrase is used when you want to liken one thing to another to illustrate a similarity or resemblance. It is often used in creative writing, speeches, or descriptive contexts.

Examples:

  • The poet draws parallels to the changing seasons in his poem.
  • The CEO drew parallels to the company's growth and a blooming flower.
  • The artist's work draws parallels to the chaos of modern society.
  • The speaker drew parallels to historical events to explain the current situation.
  • The film draws parallels to the struggles of the protagonist and those of the audience.
  • You can't help but draw parallels to your own life.
  • Cyclists along the Janus path travel along a moving timeline, guided by an audio tour and map that draw parallels to other places named Rome or Roma located around the world.
  • Please refer back to Lesson 7, and draw parallels to chapter "The Changing Game (interplay) of Organs, Feelings and Thoughts" and in particular the images "Transformation of Negative and Positive Thoughts".
  • Well, may be made from this passage draw parallels - to some important lines of the text we talked about yesterday?
  • I believe it is wrong to draw parallels or to say all processes are exactly the same.
  • One can draw a parallel to Caesar speak to Antony.
  • You can draw lines parallel to Z-Axis easily without any other construction lines or switching to different views.
  • But what I found fascinating is so many things that happen in this book draw a distinct parallel to recent events in Venezuela.
  • And the lesson is that it's often difficult, and sometimes even a bit dangerous, to draw parallels between humans and animals.
  • The church bells in the song were meant to draw parallels between Gaga's fans and members of a religion or a cult.
  • While evaluating the SE34-I, it was easy to draw parallels between it and the Decware Zen Triode SE84C amplifier.
  • It is now common to draw parallels between immigrants, young people, delinquents and terrorists.
  • They will also be able to draw parallels with another Judith from the Gallerie d'Italia collection housed in Palazzo Zevallos in Naples, know to be a copy of Caravaggio's original and currently attributed to Louis Finson.
  • Given then a point P, one draws from it lines parallel to the axes, and the values of x and y at their intersections completely define the point.
  • Although the two countries are very different from each other, making it hard to draw parallels between them, they do have a number of important aspects in common, including poverty, unemployment, a corrupt, clientelistic regime and a lack of democracy.
  • Mr President, the Russian government will be tempted to draw parallels between our action against Serbia to end the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and their action against Chechen crime.
  • Mabille and Loeb, both very interested in esotericism, also encouraged him to study the ties between religion and spiritism in Santería - disciplines related to the subconscious - but also to draw parallels between Western and Oriental philosophies, primitive civilizations and ancestral memory.
  • Many would draw parallels between what happened to the (western) Roman empire in the 5th century A.D. and what they think may be happening to the United States of America today.
  • It is clear both from the debate and from most of the motions for resolutions that the idea is to draw parallels between Porto Alegre and the economic forum in Davos, on the grounds that both are looking for a better method of global governance.
  • It is important to draw a parallel between action to combat corruption in the private sector and similar action in the public sector in the European Union.

Alternatives:

  • liken to
  • compare to
  • resemble
  • analogous to
  • equate to

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