coevals

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
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  • Anyone who holds the office wants to be well-regarded, both by their contemporaries and by history.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
  • With contemporaries like Westland, Westward, and Triple Eight (to name just a few), Stranahan’s was part of a wave of producers that greatly raised the profile of American single malt.
    David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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“Coevals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coevals. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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