contemporaneity
noun
con·tem·po·ra·ne·i·ty
kən-ˌtem-p(ə-)rə-ˈnē-ə-tē 
-ˈnā-
: the quality or state of being contemporaneous or contemporary
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This commitment is not only an embodiment of its contemporaneity but also reflects a universal humanistic responsibility, demonstrating a dedication to progress in step with the times.
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WWD, 3 July 2024
Supporting the tracks’ contemporaneity, the researchers enlisted volunteers to stride across similar muddy dune sand and found that steps vanished unless buried within hours or days.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
My goal was to bring modernity, contemporaneity, desire, femininity and lightness to fabrics and graphics.
—Billboard Italy, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
Perfetti gives him an effete contemporaneity, but the character needs new lines more than a new look.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Despite some design missteps, like overly high slits on apron skirts, the collection resonated with a relaxed confidence, striking a balance between luxury, contemporaneity, and French elegance.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 23 June 2023
From start to finish, Amy Herzog’s streamlined adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s proto-feminist 1879 drama, directed by Jamie Lloyd, builds a sense of immediacy and this-could-be-you contemporaneity.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
What may be the most controversial part of the film lies in its politically inflected contemporaneity, starting with the flowing Middle Eastern robes and the face coverings of the Fremen.
—Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2021
While today this tale of a Black man’s struggle to affirm what should not need affirming — the fact of his humanity — might not be considered Doctorow’s to tell, the story itself has, sadly, lost none of its contemporaneity.
—Jonathan Dee, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
WWD, 3 July 2024
Supporting the tracks’ contemporaneity, the researchers enlisted volunteers to stride across similar muddy dune sand and found that steps vanished unless buried within hours or days.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
My goal was to bring modernity, contemporaneity, desire, femininity and lightness to fabrics and graphics.
—Billboard Italy, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
Perfetti gives him an effete contemporaneity, but the character needs new lines more than a new look.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Despite some design missteps, like overly high slits on apron skirts, the collection resonated with a relaxed confidence, striking a balance between luxury, contemporaneity, and French elegance.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 23 June 2023
From start to finish, Amy Herzog’s streamlined adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s proto-feminist 1879 drama, directed by Jamie Lloyd, builds a sense of immediacy and this-could-be-you contemporaneity.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
What may be the most controversial part of the film lies in its politically inflected contemporaneity, starting with the flowing Middle Eastern robes and the face coverings of the Fremen.
—Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2021
While today this tale of a Black man’s struggle to affirm what should not need affirming — the fact of his humanity — might not be considered Doctorow’s to tell, the story itself has, sadly, lost none of its contemporaneity.
—Jonathan Dee, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
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