as in attendant
present at the same time and place
an improvement in the facilities led to a concomitant improvement in morale
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as in accompaniment
something that is found along with something else
disease is all too often one of the concomitants of poverty
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Recent Examples of concomitant
JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
The West persisted as a meaningful geopolitical concept and entity even after the collapse of the Soviet Union and its concomitant East.
—Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2024
Early capitalism and its disciplinary concomitant, the then-nascent field of political economy, understood workers not as people, with a craving for vastness, but as animals, who aspire to nothing more ornate than subsistence.
—Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
But concomitant with this were tensions around the concept of localism, an ethos with its roots in the conditions and convictions of the earliest settlers.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
The West persisted as a meaningful geopolitical concept and entity even after the collapse of the Soviet Union and its concomitant East.
—Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the concomitant rise in oil prices led to a 180-degree turn in Biden’s approach toward Riyadh.
—F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2024
Early capitalism and its disciplinary concomitant, the then-nascent field of political economy, understood workers not as people, with a craving for vastness, but as animals, who aspire to nothing more ornate than subsistence.
—Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
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During Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s goals record last season, Wilson was a spokesman of sorts for the roster, speaking at length day after day about his teammate’s greatness, contextualizing each moment even as the attendant circus mushroomed around him.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The attendant publicity helped fuel Jackson’s 1984 unsuccessful run for the Democratic presidential nomination.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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With roses snaked around the mic stands to match the roses on her cowboy hat, Kirke strummed acoustic guitar with minimal accompaniment — pedal steel guitar, bass and drums.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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The final cut for the film adds minimal orchestral accompaniment towards the end of the song, keeping the spotlight on Chaney’s voice.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The accompanying video received millions of views.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Finally, spoon those lush pan juices over the meat and serve with the accompanying French-style buttered carrots.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Landscaping, ground cover and an associated irrigation system are to be installed.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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But after reviewing invoices and documents, the OCC determined there were discrepancies between the amounts requested and received by Mace for reimbursement and the total of the associated bills.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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Other concurrent charges include the five misdemeanors and the two counts of stalking.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Missouri would be the only state in the country with such a requirement, called a concurrent majority, according to a review of state ballot measure rules compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Concomitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concomitant. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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