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
What Mukankuranga left behind was her home country and most of her family, who would become entangled in the Rwandan Civil War — and the concurrent genocide against the Tutsi.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Way’s models show that several concurrent LIPs could have thrown vast quantities of carbon dioxide into Venus’ atmosphere, warming the world so severely that much of its liquid water boiled away into the sky, accelerating the warming further.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
For comparison, the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in November 2024 — which was Netflix’s first foray into live boxing — pulled in an AMA of 108 million viewers and peaked at 65 million concurrent streams.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Sep. 2025
However, a concurrent rise in jobless claims — 263,000 in the first week of September — marked the worst weekly number since October 2021.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Way’s models show that several concurrent LIPs could have thrown vast quantities of carbon dioxide into Venus’ atmosphere, warming the world so severely that much of its liquid water boiled away into the sky, accelerating the warming further.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
For comparison, the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in November 2024 — which was Netflix’s first foray into live boxing — pulled in an AMA of 108 million viewers and peaked at 65 million concurrent streams.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Sep. 2025
However, a concurrent rise in jobless claims — 263,000 in the first week of September — marked the worst weekly number since October 2021.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrent
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Williams also praised the chair for its slim profile, synchronous tilt, and adjustable lumbar support that make the seat suitable for long working hours.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025
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Shift from synchronous to asynchronous communication.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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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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It has been used over 50 million times already, Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, said in an accompanying video.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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From there the phrase has exploded with TikTokers and even some Reddit users finding ways to incorporate the term and its accompanying hand gestures into their content.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Beauty’s $1 billion acquisition this spring, underscoring Bieber’s simultaneous impact in beauty and fashion.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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To be fair to the group, the protest was at an early call time that was thrown together rather late; plus, Fabian said, some of his other activists were taking part in simultaneous protests targeting the government shutdown.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Variety is maintaining a log of all the other editions and their attendant cover art; most were only available at Swift’s webstore and sold out almost immediately upon being announced for sale.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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For many Americans, sports fandom is almost akin to a religious experience, with all the attendant emotions that go along with it.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The timing of these changes were roughly coincident with clarification of Information Blocking rules and Epic’s introduction of its own competing product.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2024
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The tendency of policymakers to date has been to view the harms from internet platforms not as systemic, but as a series of coincident issues.—
Roger McNamee,
Wired,
24 July 2021
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The United States has spent more than $30 billion on the war in Gaza and associated conflicts in the Middle East, with more than half of this figure devoted to military support for Israel, a new report shared with has found.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The change affects UnitedHealthcare members enrolled in a commercial plan, Medicare Advantage plan or Medicaid who receive care at Ascension Wisconsin hospitals, clinics or other locations, as well as associated practices of Ascension Medical Group.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Though the timing was coincidental, the central bank district in September unveiled its own dashboard of data measuring key labor market metrics including unemployment, the hiring rate and the layoff rate.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The European Ryder Cup advantage is not coincidental or accidental.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Concurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrent. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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