concurrently

adverb

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 The Jezebel short has amassed more than four million views on the popular horror YouTube channel Alter, and Vasaria is concurrently developing the property as a feature film in the vein of route taken by horror hits Obsession and Backrooms. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026 Tam said Wong would serve the remaining two months of the sentence for his first national security conviction concurrently with the new sentence. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 He was sentenced to 20 years for the crimes, which will run concurrently with his existing sentence in Peru, per ABC News. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026 This arrangement allows unrelated branches to accept updates concurrently. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026 Court documents say the sentences will run concurrently, for a total of 22 years in prison. — Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026 The judge also sentenced him to 30 years and to five years for his two additional charges, although those sentences will run concurrently. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026 Both sentences will run concurrently, Westchester Criminal Court Judge Anne Bianchi said. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026 In a September hearing, Judge Davis VanderVelde sentenced Kirkman to 35 years to life for both murders, with the sentences running concurrently. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrently
  1. simultaneously
  2. coincidently
  3. together
Adverb
  • All four spiral slides are open to the public and allow four people to ride simultaneously from various entrances such as the family-style restaurants, the Google offices, the Rosewood Hotel, and the Arte Abierto Art Space.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Kornacki was stationed about 15 feet away from the network’s main desk, but both the TV broadcast and the live stream were able to run simultaneously without interfering with one another.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of simultaneously
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  • 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
Definition of coincidently
Adverb
  • The environment now brings quantum processors and classical high-performance computing resources together.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The biggest change is coming to first class, where passengers traveling together will be able to transform two adjoining seats into a double bed measuring 80 inches long and 60 inches wide—the same size as a standard queen bed in the US.
    — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of together

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“Concurrently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrently. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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