concurrently

as in simultaneously
at one and the same time two major trade shows running concurrently at the convention center

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Recent Examples of concurrently Kanye West and Kim Kardashian split up years ago, but their individual real estate moves still make headlines—sometimes concurrently. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025 The 10-year vehicular homicide sentence, if accepted by the judge, will run concurrently with pending sentences in two separate Arapahoe County cases, according to the agreement. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025 Clinefelter ordered the sentences — four years and two years, respectively — to be served concurrently. Dennis Romero, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025 The term will be served concurrently with a 23-month sentence for another count of criminal vehicular operation. John Molseed, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025 Working in a Multi-Generational Workplace Today, for the first time in history, there are five generations participating in the workforce concurrently. Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025 In 1984, as part of a plea agreement, Vedam was sentenced to another 2½ to five years on a drug offense, to be served concurrently with his life sentence. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025 Alongside the Forum events, IDFA’s premier market and distribution incubator for creative documentary films, Docs for Sale, runs concurrently from November 15-19. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 However, the two sets of sentences, each murder plus its related armed criminal action, will run concurrently, or at the same time, resulting in a total prison term of 15 years. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
  • Miller was injured early in the second quarter while guarding Quentin Grimes, extending his arm trying to fight through a screen while slipping simultaneously on his left foot on a wet spot on the floor.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Reaching the moon 56 years ago meant a monomaniacal focus on that one goal, not the split attention—and split budgets—of maintaining a permanent presence in low-Earth orbit while simultaneously trying to reach another world.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Baltimore had coincidently fallen 17 points below its scoring average, and the Ravens fell to 1-3 for the first time since 2015 — a campaign that ended with a 5-11 record.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In Oshkosh, Franki runs a foundation that fights teen suicide and, coincidently, the office space sits in an old George Webb location.
    Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Bruck made her costume herself, sewing each vine on by hand and carefully piecing it together in the weeks leading up to the party, as her friends told WXYZ-TV Detroit.
    Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Archie's getting the gang back together.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Concurrently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrently. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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