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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Three years after winning the show in 2008, he was sentenced to four years in prison on a drug trafficking charge and a concurrent term of one year for failure to pay income taxes on his $500,000 Big Brother winnings, according to the United States Attorney's Office in Massachusetts.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025 -
The concurrent efforts in testing, sustainment preparation and infrastructure investments clearly illustrate our commitment to providing unmatched capabilities to deter and defeat threats well into the future.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 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
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.—
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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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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Though the timing was coincidental, the central bank district in September unveiled its own dashboard of data measuring key labor market metrics including unemployment, the hiring rate and the layoff rate.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The European Ryder Cup advantage is not coincidental or accidental.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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This means analysts will be trading without a relatively key piece of contemporaneous data that markets have been watching closely.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Quotations from Joseph Naso's 2013 trial are drawn from CBS News' contemporaneous coverage.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Beauty’s $1 billion acquisition this spring, underscoring Bieber’s simultaneous impact in beauty and fashion.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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To be fair to the group, the protest was at an early call time that was thrown together rather late; plus, Fabian said, some of his other activists were taking part in simultaneous protests targeting the government shutdown.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Modern interpretations of inns layer rustic charm with contemporary finishes.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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While rooted in historical detail, Merrill and Farnham’s design ultimately merges tradition with the rhythms of contemporary life.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Coetaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coetaneous. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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