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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He has been sentenced to life in prison in that case as well, and the sentences will run concurrent with each other, the district attorney’s office said in a social media post on Friday, Feb. 7.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2025 -
The follow-up to Kingdom Come: Deliverance eclipsed its predecessor's launch stats on PC with ease, racking up a concurrent user (CCU) peak of 159,351 during its first day, according to SteamDB.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 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
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Well, considering the space telescope will be pretty much mapping everything in the sky from its special dawn-dusk sun synchronous orbit that keeps it cool enough to study infrared emissions — the list is endless.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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From the synchronous firefly season in the Great Smoky Mountains to the bioluminescent plankton in Vero Beach and starling murmurations in Somerset, travelers are prioritizing destinations that showcase Earth’s most captivating natural spectacles.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
9 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 protagonist’s name and her obsession with anthropology likely aren’t coincidental.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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This timing is not coincidental—Iran seeks to counter a new U.S. administration’s promises of maximum pressure by cementing ties with Russia.—
Nicole Grajewski,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Then there was family lore accompanied by contemporaneous sources that proved documentable.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Queen eventually was fully truthful about his recollection of that Jan. 26, 2023, meeting and admitted to fabricating contemporaneous notes about that meeting.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
16 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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McClung, who has played the majority of his career in the NBA G-League since leaving Texas Tech, replicated the move with his right hand, added a simultaneous dunk by slamming another ball with his left hand, and earned a perfect 50.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Of course these programs are experiencing simultaneous basketball revivals.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The third take on the premise in four months, the spot was among the most glaring moments when the night seemed like a celebration less of the entire show than of its catchiest contemporary material.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2025
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And male characters are complex, more of a reflection of contemporary masculinity.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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