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 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
  • Netflix has been pursuing agreements with dozens of prominent YouTubers, paying creators such as Alan Chikin Chow and Nick DiGiovanni to post their videos on YouTube and Netflix concurrently.
    Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The sentences are to run concurrently for a total of 10 years imprisonment.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Then law enforcement officers can search that data using natural-language descriptions (for example car color or a bumper sticker) across thousands of jurisdictions simultaneously.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Now, she was being asked to begin another intense process while simultaneously processing a cancer diagnosis.
    Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Contemporaneously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporaneously. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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