Thesaurus results for CONTEMPORARIES

contemporaries

noun

plural of contemporary

as in companions

a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were exact contemporaries, actually being born on the same day in 1809

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Recent Examples of contemporaries Two of Verica’s most recognizable contemporaries, Boudica of the Iceni and Cartimandua of the Brigantes, were both female leaders of their respective tribes. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2026 While many of Jaglom’s contemporaries, like Cassavetes and Melvin Van Peebles, have seen their work frequently revived on home video and the repertory circuit, Jaglom has remained largely on the margins. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026 Of her contemporaries, Kelman stands out as Owens’s particular antecedent. — Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026 Compared to his contemporaries, Kandinsky was not especially prolific. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026 While his 20th-century contemporaries struggled to shake off the dogma of the Bauhaus, the dominant design ideology in Europe from the 1920s through the end of World War II, Gio Ponti remained blissfully agnostic to any single idea of utopia. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026 Like a lot of his contemporaries, Skino’s raps depend on rhythmic stasis and the context and fervor of his disses more than his ability to assemble a rhyme scheme or a clever punchline. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026 They’re rumored to use the current M5 Pro and M5 Max chips and come in 14- and 16-inch sizes like their contemporaries. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026 However, Lovins and his contemporaries failed to foresee the drilling advances that have kept oil and gas dominant. — Daniel Cohan, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

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Noun

But in addition to needing to half-drown Odysseus (Matt Damon) and his companions, an IMAX camera, cinematographer, and acclaimed director, some of the aspects that make the Trojan Horse truly look like it’s been in the wars came about organically.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2026
Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s New York premiere earlier this month, Waititi also shared his thoughts on artificial intelligence, which plays a central role in the film’s premise of AI companions.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of companions

Noun

But defense lawyer Wada said they were seldom used when the detention was shorter than two weeks, leaving minors to face similar conditions to their adult counterparts.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
In another warning sign for Republicans, Kansas’ Democratic gubernatorial nominee Cindy Holscher and Senate nominee Adam Hamilton both narrowly led their Republican counterparts, within the poll’s margin of error.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of counterparts

Noun

But as more Tunisians might be learning, the right ideas and the best people to run an economy can be elevated only when all citizens are civic equals, working together under political openness and accountable government.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026
Baizhan tells me that Kazakh women were traditionally the equals of men.

— Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026