even as

idiom

: at the same time as
They are finishing the job even as we speak.

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Protest organizers have trained thousands in de-escalation techniques and have promised the day will be safe, even as political rhetoric characterizes demonstrators as being aligned with terrorist forces. Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025 That pressure has intensified the chase for what’s working — even as fundamentals deteriorate. Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025 And yet nobody in the sport looked at Lorch’s program through that lens, even as court records show that parents, players, coaches, and entire New York City neighborhoods had their suspicions. Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025 Music unites the interconnecting stories in this saga and expands its passions, with a sumptuous score by composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens that taps into a wide range of American styles, idioms and amalgams, even as the second act turns more dissonant. Frank Rizzo, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for even as

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“Even as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20as. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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