contemporaneously

Definition of contemporaneouslynext
as in concurrently
at one and the same time Mozart was writing music contemporaneously with Haydn

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Recent Examples of contemporaneously Part of the purpose of the lawsuit, according to ACLU-CT, is to get such information contemporaneously to see what is happening inside the courts in close to real time, rather than waiting for months. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026 Payments processor Nuvei acquired it in 2021, in a deal contemporaneously reported at around $250 million, though Lehavi and Inevitable AI’s own release both put the figure at $300 million. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The partnership of Pantages, Mills & Shreve happened to be developing 15 subdivisions on the Point more or less contemporaneously with Azure Vista. — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 An order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will be entered contemporaneously. — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
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Adverb
  • As well as financial return on investment, sports stars want to see their own personal brands develop concurrently.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Damian sentenced Rivera to 120 months on five counts and 60 months on two others, with all terms running concurrently.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Never Enough, the group’s fourth album following 2021’s Glow On, won Best Rock Album at the same awards show, in which the band was the first to be nominated simultaneously in the Rock, Alternative and Metal categories.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Every weekend for the past month, the sidewalk in front of the Natural Academy of Sciences has simultaneously felt like a festival, a funeral, and a science fair.
    — Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Contemporaneously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporaneously. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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