coterminous

adjective

(ˌ)kō-ˈtər-mə-nəs How to pronounce coterminous (audio)
Definition of coterminousnext
1
as in concurrent
existing or occurring at the same period of time the Alfred Lunt-Lynn Fontanne partnership was more or less coterminous with Broadway's golden age

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2
as in coinciding
occupying the same space Massachusetts' Nantucket County isn't quite coterminous with the island of the same name, as the county includes two small nearby islets

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Recent Examples of coterminous Politics are so digital at this point that the images saved on your phone are seen as coterminous with your personal beliefs. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 July 2025 While colonial administrators imagined the West to be home to progress, order, and economic development, all of which were imagined as coterminous with whiteness, the East was imagined as its opposite. — Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025 The nation’s period of domestic bliss was practically coterminous with the presidency of James Monroe, a Democratic-Republican whose landslide victory in 1816 accelerated the Federalist Party’s collapse. — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2024 This is a common attitude in competitive Duval County, which is coterminous with Jacksonville. — Monica Potts, ABC News, 19 July 2024 And the court said that town boundaries and school districts being coterminous is unconstitutional and causes the problem, and that hasn’t changed. — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coterminous
  1. concurrent
  2. coincident
  3. synchronic
  4. underlying
  5. synchronous
  6. overlapping
  7. coincidental
  8. coextensive
Adjective
  • While the re-edited version is only four to five minutes shorter, omissions, additions, and restructuring supply a better narrative flow between the concurrent story threads.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • Two concurrent autopsy investigations are underway to determine Wells’ cause and manner of death.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of concurrent
Adjective
  • Accelerating human evolution coincident with the development of agriculture increased redheadedness and decreased male-pattern baldness.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • In a separate announcement, but with coincident timing, WestJet also announced a stopover plan in Calgary.
    — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of coincident
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of synchronic
Adjective
  • Individual responses vary according to habitual use, genetics, age, medications and underlying health conditions.
    — Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Analysts pointed to its forecast for an underlying measure of revenue growth for the summer, which was weaker than Wall Street expected.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of underlying
Adjective
  • Most of the time, propulsion to the front wheels comes from a second electric motor, also connected to the eCVT; this permanent-magnet synchronous traction motor has an output of 203 hp (151 kW) and 201 lb-ft (272 Nm).
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • Synchronous fireflies Some North Carolina fireflies are synchronous, drawing large crowds to watch the tiny insects light up in unison.
    — Eva Flowe July 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of synchronous
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  • Instead, their ranges formed what researchers describe as a mosaic of separate, non-overlapping distributions.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • There were four short docs released under the SNL50 banner, plus Questlove’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music and Brent Hodge’s Downey Wrote That, all on Peacock and boasting myriad overlapping talking heads, filming locations and generally celebratory approaches to the beloved sketch show.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of overlapping
Adjective
  • The men’s and women’s national teams have had different experiences within their federation, but their emerging epoch is not coincidental.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Perhaps, Hanania concluded, these commonalities were not coincidental.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
Definition of coincidental
Adjective
  • Beyond this subset of works, the chipmunk paintings are also coextensive with the entire body and thrust of her production.
    — Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
  • How can its digital platforms become coextensive with its in-person programming, without losing the uniqueness of each?
    — New York Times, New York Times, 21 May 2021
Definition of coextensive

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“Coterminous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coterminous. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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