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
In 2014, the curriculum for Ukrainian history courses was altered to include sections on the Tatars and their long history and culture in Crimea – a move that mirrored the concurrent elevation of the Cossacks as national heroes.
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Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025
The Panthers’ loss saw their advantage fall to 2-1 their first-round series as the Heat tumbled to 0-3 in theirs, both at home Saturday in concurrent games 30 miles apart.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
The Grand Prairie Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards will be conducting a concurrent administrative investigation, according to the release.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
Because of that, drawing flourished as a wholly independent medium in the 1970s, thanks to the concurrent rise of idea-intensive Conceptual art.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025
The Panthers’ loss saw their advantage fall to 2-1 their first-round series as the Heat tumbled to 0-3 in theirs, both at home Saturday in concurrent games 30 miles apart.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
The Grand Prairie Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards will be conducting a concurrent administrative investigation, according to the release.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
Because of that, drawing flourished as a wholly independent medium in the 1970s, thanks to the concurrent rise of idea-intensive Conceptual art.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrent
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Set clear deadlines for collecting input and making decisions, create inclusive input-gathering mechanisms (e.g., identifiable and anonymous, synchronous and asynchronous, verbal and written), and plan decision and decision-assessment communication to foster accountability and manage expectations.—
Daniel Pascoe Aguilar,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In such systems, provisioning large workloads with synchronous processing and very low latency requirements can be challenging.—
Ravi Laudya,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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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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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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Administered by the College Board, AP courses and their accompanying exams have long been regarded as benchmarks for students’ college preparedness, offering a more standardized metric by which to assess a student’s academic skillset.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Brink signed a deal with Buick ahead of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, but couldn’t shoot any part of the accompanying commercial in Maples Pavilion.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The placement of each product allows for simultaneous dimension and color, knocking out two makeup steps at once.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
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Some will argue a simultaneous theatrical and PVOD window doesn’t diminish ticket sales on a family movie, but for Disney more box office spoils came as a longer exhibition window allowed the studio to hold premium large-format screens longer.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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For a series purporting to be in large part about fathers and sons, domestic life and its attendant ceremonies have never gotten much play in Star Wars.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Given the way that U.S. forces are constructed today, U.S. defense strategists face a difficult choice between preemption, with its attendant risks of escalation, and the real possibility of a first strike by Beijing, with the heavy losses that would cause.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 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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Another suggestion is that there were two more or less coincident eruptions, one each in northern and southern hemispheres.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
26 July 2011
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The story is similar for Nketiah, who joined from Arsenal for £25million ($33.5m) with the associated pressure to justify that fee.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Then, the team used an AI agent to design new architectures, develop a plan based on the requirements and write new features with associated tests.—
Larry English,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The list of coincidental similarities in a class of objects goes on and on.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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This frame, the lengthy project climbs to No. 24 on both the Official Albums and Official Albums Streaming charts — quite the coincidental alignment.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Concurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrent. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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