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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Adjective
  • BritBox outclasses them all with support for five concurrent streams.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Both offer support to people experiencing street homelessness and concurrent behavioral health challenges.
    Jody Rudin, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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
Adjective
  • Congaree National Park See synchronous fireflies put on a limited-time performance Kingville, South Carolina Each spring, this park’s resident fireflies create a magnificent display deep in its dense hardwood forest.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Late March-early April: Enter the lottery for a ticket to visit nearby Congaree National Park in South Carolina during its immensely popular synchronous fireflies viewing event in May-June.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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
Adjective
  • The fact that these formats rely on the Internet is not coincidental.
    Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
  • That could have been coincidental, but there’s value in an all-time great just being there.
    Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • When Ronald Reagan was inaugurated in the rotunda in 1985, only 96 people were invited, according to contemporaneous reports.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Similarly, proceeds from official souvenir sales for both of Obama’s inaugurations went toward paying for inaugural events, according to contemporaneous news accounts.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • For instance, Disney+'s only plan allows for four simultaneous streams, which matches Netflix's highest tier.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The price of the Premium tier, with four simultaneous streams, will be $24.99 per month, up $2.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But the story of loneliness in contemporary America isn’t so straightforward.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • This contemporary art museum in Miami bought the de la Cruz Collection building for $25M Manolo Blahnik has not released the address of its coming boutique that, the company said, will be centrally located within the Design District.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Coetaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coetaneous. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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