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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Voters also rejected a concurrent proposition on the ballot that would have lowered the threshold needed to pass local bond measures from two-thirds to 55%.—
Kate Talerico,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025 -
How this will be fiscally feasible remains in doubt for various budget reasons, including the Trump administration’s concurrent plans to increase spending on border security, energy, and defense.—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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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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Time is rendered as a synchronous blend of moments, untethering and distorting any normative perspective.—
Sakhi Thirani,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Mar. 2023
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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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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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Purely coincidental, said Heat Executive Vice President and Chief Marking Officer Michael McCullough.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2025
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The protagonist’s name and her obsession with anthropology likely aren’t coincidental.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Then there was family lore accompanied by contemporaneous sources that proved documentable.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Wireless screen sharing is made possible by the addition of an optional Wi-Fi dongle, and the setup can accommodate up to four simultaneous presenters in split-screen views for collaborative ease.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2025
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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
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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