coetaneous

adjective

ˌkō-ə-ˈtā-nē-əs How to pronounce coetaneous (audio)
Definition of coetaneousnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coetaneous
  1. concurrent
  2. synchronic
  3. synchronous
  4. coincident
  5. coincidental
  6. contemporaneous
  7. simultaneous
  8. contemporary
Adjective
  • The previous concurrent playercount record for Fortnite was 11.6 million for the Big Bang.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Philo supports up to three concurrent streams, which is about average.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of concurrent
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of synchronic
Adjective
  • Captions must be accurate, synchronous with audio, complete and properly placed.
    Toby Wong, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Protecting endangered fireflies for the future The synchronous fireflies at Congaree was a local secret for a long time.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 26 May 2024
Definition of synchronous
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of coincident
Adjective
  • After being exonerated for murder, the singer goes on a roaring rampage of revenge against an unnamed person and any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Israeli officials said the incident was coincidental and not based on intelligence.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of coincidental
Adjective
  • The dinosaur’s primary weapon, however, is its barbed tail; researchers know this from observing that one fossil of a contemporaneous dinosaur predator bears a painful-looking hole matching the size of a Stegosaurus tail spike.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Add the contemporaneous arrival of a lively market for contemporary art, which had barely existed earlier in 20th century America, and all those rival brand names could seem like desperate promotional efforts to crack the market with comfortably retrograde, highly salable pictures.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of contemporaneous
Adjective
  • These waves are steady and simultaneous oscillations of electrical voltage in the cortex that happen during deep sleep.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione matriculated to the University of Pennsylvania after high school, majoring in computer science for his bachelor’s degree and computer and information sciences in a simultaneous master’s, according to a university spokesperson.
    Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of simultaneous
Adjective
  • Agatha All Along landed three nods, for excellence in contemporary television and sci-fi/fantasy television and costume illustration.
    Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Whitehead has said that Elwood and Turner represent the two parts of him, the idealist (Elwood) and the cynic (Turner), whose intertwined perspectives inform his own view of race as a Black man making sense of contemporary America.
    K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of contemporary
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coetaneous

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“Coetaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coetaneous. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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