as in attendant
present at the same time and place
an improvement in the facilities led to a concomitant improvement in morale
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as in accompaniment
something that is found along with something else
disease is all too often one of the concomitants of poverty
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Recent Examples of concomitant
Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
But concomitant with this were tensions around the concept of localism, an ethos with its roots in the conditions and convictions of the earliest settlers.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2024
Early capitalism and its disciplinary concomitant, the then-nascent field of political economy, understood workers not as people, with a craving for vastness, but as animals, who aspire to nothing more ornate than subsistence.
—Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
The measles rash often starts on the face and spreads downward, with concomitant fevers spiking dangerously to 104°F or higher.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
But concomitant with this were tensions around the concept of localism, an ethos with its roots in the conditions and convictions of the earliest settlers.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the concomitant rise in oil prices led to a 180-degree turn in Biden’s approach toward Riyadh.
—F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2024
Early capitalism and its disciplinary concomitant, the then-nascent field of political economy, understood workers not as people, with a craving for vastness, but as animals, who aspire to nothing more ornate than subsistence.
—Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concomitant
Adjective
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Meta’s project is transforming Richland Parish into a chaotic boomtown almost overnight, with attendant winners and losers.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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That intimate setup suits the candid subject matter of the new record, whose incubation—and attendant health scare—is among the topics explored in Philip Sherburne’s recent profile, Bill Callahan Laughs at Death.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Around the world, church organizations play important accompaniment roles.—
John Shattuck,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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Singers may perform with live piano accompaniment or a cappella.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even prior to the recent military operations and the accompanying suspicious bets, accusations of insider trading on Polymarket had begun to surface.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Soon after came the accompanying podcast, which shot to the top of the iTunes charts within weeks of its first episode in 2016.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Operational hydrogen propulsion by the 2030s The company’s latest milestone advances Japan’s strategy to export both hydrogen ship technology and associated fuel-supply systems.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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The study looks at organic, regenerative, recycled and country averages for conventional cotton production systems, which Textile Exchange said provides a clearer picture of the associated environmental impact.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Mar. 2026
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And even then, states hold concurrent authority to regulate federal elections.—
John J. Martin,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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Stiles explained that the greatest benefit his team is currently seeing from the technology isn’t in product ideation but in reducing handoffs between steps, which enables more concurrent development time.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Concomitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concomitant. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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