as in concurrent
existing or occurring at the same period of time
the Spanish founding of San Francisco and the British colonies' declaration of independence from the mother country were coetaneous events that occurred on opposite ends of the continent
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Adjective
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The jail time is concurrent and work release is authorized, according to prosecutors.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025 -
If their country has no visa backlog risks, these investors can comfortably wait for their green cards while taking advantage of the benefits that come with concurrent filing, making high-unemployment TEA projects a viable option.—
Sam Silverman,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With a lockable synchronic-tilt mechanism and special Z-Shape design, the Kaiser 2 can accommodate a weight up to 180kg, quite a bit more than normal mechanisms on office chairs and the back can be reclined to an angle of 160 degrees which can be locked when not in rocking mode.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2021
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For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.—
Colleen Barry,
Fortune,
24 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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This simple practice shifts whole cycles of collaboration ahead of meetings, dramatically reducing the time needed for synchronous discussion and increasing the quality of decisions.—
Keith Ferrazzi,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Merrillville Community Schools will conduct a synchronous e-learning day.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The timing of these changes were roughly coincident with clarification of Information Blocking rules and Epic’s introduction of its own competing product.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2024
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Another suggestion is that there were two more or less coincident eruptions, one each in northern and southern hemispheres.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
26 July 2011
Adjective
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The league is poorer for their loss, and the drop in the ACC’s overall basketball prowess isn’t coincidental.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2025
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But if Trump’s presidency succeeds, future historians may see the linkage as more than coincidental.—
Carl Leubsdorf,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The investigation revealed that eyewitnesses, texts, and contemporaneous disclosures corroborated the women’s accounts.—
Erica Vladimer,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2025
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That’s when a British chap named Anthony Ernest Pratt rightly figured there would be demand for a whodunnit parlor distraction that took its cue from the popular, contemporaneous murder-mystery novels by the likes of Agatha Christie.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Bots navigate based on simultaneous localization and mapping.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Multiple hardware tiers On the console side, Microsoft's split simultaneous release of the Xbox Series S and X showed an understanding that not everyone wants to pay more money for the most powerful possible gaming hardware.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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However, the movie’s framing has widespread contemporary resonance, and an enormous overlap with how trans issues are discussed, particularly in how individuals who deviate from strict gender norms are so readily demonized by others.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2025
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The film struggles in a similar manner to many contemporary satires that want to send up and sentimentalize.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Coetaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coetaneous. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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