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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Mistakes, complaints and promotions The secretary issued several policy memos concurrent with his address aimed at overhauling the inspector general and equal opportunity complaint processes as part of his push to produce more Pattons.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025 -
The concurrent carriage deadlines for NBCUniversal and TelevisaUnivision are coincidence.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 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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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
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That all of this began in Utah may not be entirely coincidental.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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This could manifest as a coincidental meeting that develops into a meaningful connection, or a creative idea that comes to mind during a conversation.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 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
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Other contemporaneous sources corroborated this stance.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Housing materials in artistic practice are fitting for an environment that is constantly under simultaneous construction and degradation, with sea levels continuing to rise, potholes throughout the city and as our own infrastructure buckles under the weight of an ever growing population.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Advertisers still crave the broad, simultaneous viewership such extravaganzas generate, and marketers that in the past might not have spent heavily on sports now see new reasons to do so.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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This article is part of a wider series in partnership with Football Manager 26, which looks at the strengths and weaknesses of famous historical and contemporary tactics.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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But while an excellent hook for contemporary stagings of the play, this kind of parallel has limitations.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Coetaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coetaneous. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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