as in concurrent
existing or occurring at the same period of time
the Spanish founding of San Francisco and the British colonies' declaration of independence from the mother country were coetaneous events that occurred on opposite ends of the continent
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Adjective
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The festival takes place across multiple London venues from November 4 to 8, concurrent with the Paris edition.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Nov. 2025 -
This concurrent design and verification approach allows the bulk of errors to be caught when fixes are faster and less disruptive.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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One way to do this is by building devices called synchronous condensers, which include a rotating hunk of metal that can spin without fossil-fuel combustion.—
Julian Spector,
Wired News,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Regional banks bounced a bit, still down a couple percent on the week, as Thursday’s flush lower amid a few separate but coincident credit hiccups exacerbated underlying unease with the opaque and possibly lax lending across private credit and among smaller commercial banks.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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The coincident new Moon contributes no light pollution, making 2025 ideal for Orionid viewing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These honors are not coincidental.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The timing of the announcement appeared not to be coincidental, coming as Disney reached a rancorous carriage impasse with YouTube TV.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Such apocalyptic moods also characterize contemporaneous scores by Alfred Schnittke, Shostakovich’s contrarian successor.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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At the time, the strain on the New York economy was so great (costing the city $7 million per day) that Mayor Mike Bloomberg summoned both sides of the problem in for mediation, per a contemporaneous New York Times report.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The United States also needs industrial capacity—the scale and endurance to sustain large-scale operations over time, deploy sufficient forces across multiple theaters, and maintain readiness for multiple simultaneous conflicts.—
Eyck Freymann,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Most matches will take place at the Aspire Zone complex in Al Rayyan, less than six miles from central Doha, using eight separate pitches for simultaneous matches.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Suddenly, sincerity felt like a fresher approach to a contemporary political story—more interesting, more unexpected, and more aligned with my artistic ethos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Add to that list Inhotim, a sprawling and relatively obscure contemporary art collection in the jungle of the state of Minas Gerais that surpasses any notion of what a museum can be.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Coetaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coetaneous. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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