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a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another
Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were exact contemporaries, actually being born on the same day in 1809
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Looking to his contemporaries for inspiration, the record stands as a 29-track explorative trilogy.
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Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
In fact, her books are much more grounded in the realities and uncertainties of everyday life than some of her existentialist contemporaries.
—Hazlitt, 2 Oct. 2024
Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
In fact, her books are much more grounded in the realities and uncertainties of everyday life than some of her existentialist contemporaries.
—Hazlitt, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Contemporaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporaries. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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