coevals

noun

plural of coeval
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. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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contemporaries
Noun
  • Who to one of its contemporaries, or rather, the show that inspired it.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • This sturdy bench with curved armrests has more charm than some of its more generic-looking teak contemporaries.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Definition of contemporaries

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