even as

idiom

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

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What’s more, a lot of Americans still have mortgage rates that are low enough to make the idea of a move daunting, and affordability overall hasn’t improved much even as the economy has softened. Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025 The surprising degree of joy and laughter the couple was able to experience together, even as Gibson learned their cancer was terminal, has touched audiences since the film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025 Social media had become their meeting place, a space where young voices came together and coordinated their actions—even as the government banned 26 platforms, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram, citing registration and data rules. Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 At Villa Park, his frailty was epic, defiant, even as his bandmates labored drastically to summon the power of 50 years earlier. James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 2025.

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