at the same time

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Definition of at the same timenext
as in however
in spite of that She was really tired of cleaning up after her brother, but at the same time, she continued to do it.

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Recent Examples of at the same time But at the same time, drug overdoses made national records, as about 1,000 people here died of an overdose each year from 2020 to 2023. Scott Maucione, NPR, 27 July 2026 The team then leveraged this behavior to build a quantum heat engine that can produce mechanical work and refrigeration at the same time. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Trump has been pressing allies to spend more on defense and join the conflict in Iran while at the same time threatening to seize by force Greenland from NATO-member Denmark, a move that rattled Europeans and the alliance. ABC News, 25 July 2026 Prime Big Deal Days, the two-day fall shopping event, returns at the same time as last year, kicking off the season, followed by Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the same time

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“At the same time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/at%20the%20same%20time. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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