as in contemporaries
a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another
somewhat surprisingly, Saint Patrick and Attila the Hun were coevals
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Recent Examples of coevals
The universal hatred comes from the child star’s coevals, whose curiosity about the occupation is mingled with resentment.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coevals
contemporaries
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But whatever its faults and near-misses, Ragtime has always been, like its ’90s contemporaries Titanic and Parade, an opportunity for rediscovery.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wilson went to watch the two bands play together in the basement of a Unitarian church in Philadelphia, a venue that has been hosting punk shows since 1993, where many of Everyone Asked About You’s contemporaries played.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Coevals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coevals. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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