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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These plans have a limit of 1,200 concurrent sessions.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026 -
At production scale, with thousands of concurrent users, the cost multiplier can reach 100x compared to a single API call—a reality the FinOps Foundation now flags as one of the fastest-growing sources of AI budget overrun.—
Satyabrat Chowdhury,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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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Its Transporter missions go to Sun-synchronous orbit, and Bandwagon flights launch into mid-inclination orbits.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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The park is also debuting another attraction, the Nighttime Firefly Experience, a new year-round, immersive installation inspired by the Smoky Mountains’ rare synchronous fireflies.—
Carly Caramanna,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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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The decision to target Harley-Davidson now is not coincidental, according to Primo.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The specificity of that result — improvement only in wet conditions — is exactly what an adaptive hypothesis predicts and what a coincidental explanation cannot easily account for.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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There is no denying her perceptiveness, and her contemporaneous letters to her husband’s successor, Andrew Johnson—mostly attempts to secure positions for Lincoln loyalists—do not suggest a woman mentally finished off by yet more grief and loss.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The announcement comes a day before the start of Art-A-Whirl and Bauhaus' contemporaneous celebration, the Liquid Zoo.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Israel is currently maintaining a simultaneous military presence in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, in addition to fighting a war with Iran, which has stretched its robust military to the breaking point.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Paying premium users can set up to 200 simultaneous alerts to track seat availability across different routes.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Kwok moved across categories, from emerging contemporary artists to established modern and post-war works, building a broad and informed perspective.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The contemporary dance troupe closes out a 20-year run with its final three hometown shows, including works by choreographers Fernando Magadan, Cayetano Soto, Joan Rodriguez, Richard Siegal and Trey McIntyre.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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“Coetaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coetaneous. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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