1
as in synchronous
existing or occurring at the same period of time
concurrent expeditions to the Antarctic that were in a race to reach the South Pole
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2
as in attending
present at the same time and place
the postwar period of prosperity and the concurrent baby boom are the major topics in this history of the 1950s
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Recent Examples of concurrent
That six-month sentence ran concurrent with a three-year sentence for pleading no contest to grand theft auto and providing a false financial statement.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
In a surprising move from Netflix, the series finale will debut in movie theaters on New Year’s Eve with a concurrent release on the streamer.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
The Grand Prairie Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards will also be conducting a concurrent administrative investigation.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Dec. 2025
These concurrent movements birthed the new female pronoun, 她.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
In a surprising move from Netflix, the series finale will debut in movie theaters on New Year’s Eve with a concurrent release on the streamer.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
The Grand Prairie Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards will also be conducting a concurrent administrative investigation.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Dec. 2025
These concurrent movements birthed the new female pronoun, 她.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrent
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So instead, to keep costs down and power up, the Starcloud satellite flies what is known as a dawn-dusk sun-synchronous orbit, circling the planet at a near vertical 83° angle that carries it over the poles and keeps it almost constantly exposed to the sun.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Christina School District has moved to all schools to synchronous remote learning Monday in anticipation of the heavy traffic.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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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
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After that deal was struck, the city began negotiating an accompanying agreement with the LA Alliance to reduce the number of street encampments.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Even the accompanying food pyramid reflects the reversal, appearing almost entirely inverted from earlier versions.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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The drills were structured to mimic realistic strike scenarios, with multiple waves of drones making coordinated approaches, forcing defenders to manage simultaneous threats and deploy layered countermeasures effectively.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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To do that, an infrared camera was used to track the simultaneous behavior of multiple jellyfish during the day and night.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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As oblivion approached, with all its attendant possibilities of panic or bitterness, Bowie summoned the generosity to evoke the ordeal of one prematurely dying man while also thinking and creating at the no less vast scale of life itself.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the spirit of the magic of the season (and in hopes of providing some warm respite from the usual end-of-the-year best-of deluge of stories and their attendant doldrums), IndieWire is proud to present our first-ever Holiday Week.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
12 Dec. 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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This not only undermines local public media but also calls into question the wisdom of isolating Arkansas from a national network and associated resources that serve millions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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Last session, the House took on an investigation into First Lady Casey DeSantis’ cornerstone program, Hope Florida and its associated foundation.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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That feels a little too coincidental, but that’s the story I was told.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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And while the timing may be coincidental, the tightening comes as some CEOs mandate using artificial intelligence to accomplish work tasks before requesting more headcount.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Concurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrent. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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