Parallel and Serve as

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Parallel verb - To be the exact counterpart of.

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Serve as and parallel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Serve as" instead a verb "Parallel".

Nearby Words: parallelize, parallelism, paralleled, paralleling, parallelise

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Parallel and serve as are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Parallel" instead a verb "Serve as".

Bush commenting on the then-current Gulf War, hints that the story will parallel or serve as an allegory for the war.

Source: Faux Symbolism aka: What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic
DLC expansions also serve as the beginning to the stories well underway parallel to the main story's progression.

Source: In Medias Res
Her crayon drawing serve as portals and gates and can lead into parallel dimensions.

Source: Literature / Wild Cards

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