1
as in synchronous
existing or occurring at the same period of time
concurrent expeditions to the Antarctic that were in a race to reach the South Pole
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as in attending
present at the same time and place
the postwar period of prosperity and the concurrent baby boom are the major topics in this history of the 1950s
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Recent Examples of concurrent
Three massive, concurrent tectonic shifts are reordering in dramatic ways how America and the world will get, and consume, information in the years ahead:
Trust in traditional media is vanishing.
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Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
In 2022, the Bears’ concurrent GM and coach searches were led by adviser Bill Polian with McCaskey and Phillips.
—Adam Jahns, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Moore was released from jail while the case was pending, but picked up another felony case in Los Angeles, resulting in a concurrent prison sentence there, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
And Carpenter now owns the longest such streak among women, surpassing Cardi B, who had three concurrent top 10s for four weeks in 2018.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
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Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
In 2022, the Bears’ concurrent GM and coach searches were led by adviser Bill Polian with McCaskey and Phillips.
—Adam Jahns, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Moore was released from jail while the case was pending, but picked up another felony case in Los Angeles, resulting in a concurrent prison sentence there, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
And Carpenter now owns the longest such streak among women, surpassing Cardi B, who had three concurrent top 10s for four weeks in 2018.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lucky for Southerners, our region is home to all kinds of one-of-a-kind natural experience—from catching the synchronous fireflies in Great Smoky Mountain National Park or Congaree National Park to kayaking to see bioluminescent plankton in Vero Beach, Florida.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
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More than half the day has to be live for it to be considered synchronous.Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Dec. 2024
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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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Other highlights include a banquet-sized dining room and a garden room for afternoon tea, as well as a kitchen outfitted with stainless Viking appliances, a butler’s pantry, and an accompanying breakfast room.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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The news that Meta was no longer planning on using their services was announced in a blog post by chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan on Tuesday morning and an accompanying video from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.David Gilbert, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
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At the heart of it lies a paradox of human nature: the simultaneous craving for freedom and the comfort of authority.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Russian assault may have been an attempt to spoil a simultaneous Ukrainian assault that launched just a few miles to the east around the same time.David Axe, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jim Cramer has clear favorite software stock right now and its not Palantir — despite its meteoric rise over the past year and all the attendant Wall Street excitement.Paulina Likos, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Israel described the seizure of some key positions on the Golan’s rocky plateau and near the peak of snowcapped Mount Hermon as a defensive and temporary move, necessary to keep at bay the potential chaos and attendant threats inside Syria.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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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
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Part of the reason for this appears to be the expectation that mortgage rates may decline in future and the associated uncertainty for long-term rates.Simon Moore, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The District of Columbia deserves full enforcement of the Clean Water Act and all applicable laws to ensure the full restoration of the Anacostia River and associated waterways.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Now, that is coincidental, but the Cardinals are a great rebound matchup for Stafford, Puka Nacua and even Cooper Kupp.Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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To this day, the couple’s coincidental deaths remain mysterious.Alex Gurley, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Concurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrent. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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