CONTEMPORANEOUSLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

contemporaneously

adverb

Definition of contemporaneously

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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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
That sentence will run concurrently to a 60-year sentence the judge meted out in January because Castro-Arroyo violated the terms of his probation when he was arrested on the murder charge.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of concurrently

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After all, Apple and Google are sworn frenemies, dragging each other in the press while simultaneously holding multi-billion-dollar entanglements behind the scenes.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
The company is using computer simulations and a new engineering approach that allows design, manufacturing and engineering teams to work simultaneously rather than completing their tasks one after another.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

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