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 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
  • Also in 2007, Spencer was sentenced concurrently to seven years in prison for choking a woman, slamming her head to the ground, and robbing her of her cellphone, and for smashing into a woman's car and ransacking it, prosecutors said.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • At this year’s tournament, three-minute-long breaks are called at the 22nd minute of each half while the game clock runs concurrently.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Adverb
  • And this option from Amazon is on sale now for Prime members, which covers over 200 countries and regions and can charge up to six devices simultaneously.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
  • The event simultaneously marks the international cultural diplomacy organization’s 25th anniversary.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 June 2026

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“Contemporaneously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporaneously. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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