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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The challenge is that streaming measurements are often calculated differently from traditional television audiences, which are based on average viewers throughout an entire telecast rather than concurrent viewers at specific moments.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026 -
These plans have a limit of 1,200 concurrent sessions.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
3 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
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Will start doing upgrades in volume in a few months, coincident with more FSD features being released.—
Jack Ewing,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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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
Adjective
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When Krause said the four town halls being in the midst of a contentious election season was coincidental, Simmons denied having planned any political activity for the town halls.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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Brittany Bell jokes that doctorate dissertation is 'coincidental' Bell, who also has a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and a master's degree from Pepperdine University, spoke about her doctoral dissertation in the February 2025 interview.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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In parallel with the team’s fieldwork, archaeologists are studying contemporaneous Chinese descriptions of the the region, Menshikov added.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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Feaster says he was impressed by several contemporaneous accounts of Georg Theodor Jacob Müller’s machine, including a testimonial by physicist Johann Tobias Mayer.—
Ron Cowen,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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The gigs are separate and simultaneous, and the work is not easy, especially when your day job requires more rest and more recovery than that of the average person.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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Tubi's simultaneous streaming limits are somewhat irrelevant, since anyone can watch content with or without an account.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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The otherwise contemporary firm HOK’s interpretation features a row of square columns bookended by two bulky, mausoleum-like volumes — a kind of architectural equivalent to armored power shoulders.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Listing agent Susan Richards-Slavik of Coldwell Banker Realty said the result is transportive, especially in a foothill luxury market where Tuscan-style and contemporary homes dominate.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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“Coetaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coetaneous. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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