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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2
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
The average low point is around 40,000 concurrent players.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
What Mukankuranga left behind was her home country and most of her family, who would become entangled in the Rwandan Civil War — and the concurrent genocide against the Tutsi.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Way’s models show that several concurrent LIPs could have thrown vast quantities of carbon dioxide into Venus’ atmosphere, warming the world so severely that much of its liquid water boiled away into the sky, accelerating the warming further.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
For comparison, the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in November 2024 — which was Netflix’s first foray into live boxing — pulled in an AMA of 108 million viewers and peaked at 65 million concurrent streams.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Sep. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
What Mukankuranga left behind was her home country and most of her family, who would become entangled in the Rwandan Civil War — and the concurrent genocide against the Tutsi.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Way’s models show that several concurrent LIPs could have thrown vast quantities of carbon dioxide into Venus’ atmosphere, warming the world so severely that much of its liquid water boiled away into the sky, accelerating the warming further.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
For comparison, the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in November 2024 — which was Netflix’s first foray into live boxing — pulled in an AMA of 108 million viewers and peaked at 65 million concurrent streams.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrent
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Williams also praised the chair for its slim profile, synchronous tilt, and adjustable lumbar support that make the seat suitable for long working hours.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025
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Shift from synchronous to asynchronous communication.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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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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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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Tata’s voice is also AI-generated, as is her digital presence in the accompanying music video, which also features Jabbawockeez.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The announcement coincides with the 30th anniversary of the release of No Doubt’s seminal sophomore album Tragic Kingdom, which catapulted the foursome to stardom, an accompanying press release detailed.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hot pressing uses simultaneous heat and pressure to improve the density, conductivity, and performance of battery components like electrode layers and cells.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Dragons even have two cold plunges valued at $50,000, and another weight room is being added to the indoor facility to allow for simultaneous workouts across programs.—
Charles Baggarly
October 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Who will pay for constructing new pipelines, retiring current ones and cleaning attendant hazardous waste?—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Variety is maintaining a log of all the other editions and their attendant cover art; most were only available at Swift’s webstore and sold out almost immediately upon being announced for sale.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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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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The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues.—
Roger McNamee,
Wired,
24 July 2021
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The United States has spent more than $30 billion on the war in Gaza and associated conflicts in the Middle East, with more than half of this figure devoted to military support for Israel, a new report shared with has found.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The change affects UnitedHealthcare members enrolled in a commercial plan, Medicare Advantage plan or Medicaid who receive care at Ascension Wisconsin hospitals, clinics or other locations, as well as associated practices of Ascension Medical Group.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the credibility of mutual defense in the Gulf will depend less on paper promises and more on whether allies can lock in coincidental interests, embed real commitments, and remove ambiguity.—
Omar Al-Ubaydli,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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These evocations of the iconography of October 7th may or may not be coincidental, but the language and imagery take on an additional charge when considered alongside Harwicz’s public statements on the war in Gaza.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Concurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrent. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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