as in concurrently
at one and the same time
fires broke out simultaneously in several parts of town
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Recent Examples of simultaneously
Despite coming from different backgrounds, they are being fostered simultaneously, and their first encounter was chaotic to say the least.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The first two seasons of The Bear were simultaneously very funny and also earned their panic-attack-inducing tension by grounding the characters and story in the dysfunctions of a middle-class family in Chicago.
—Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s why the United Kingdom’s National Grid engineers have to manage surges in energy use during popular broadcast events, when many viewers put their kettles on simultaneously.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Gilmour’s set—simultaneously a gesture to Fascist architecture, a conduit to nowhere, and a scatological joke—shores up the production in several ways.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
The weapons were used almost simultaneously, and the man was shot with a firearm after the less lethal weapons had no impact on his behavior, according to Scherer.
—Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
While there’s a lot of heat that could light up this category, Thomas’ ability to simultaneously capture the zeitgeist, reinvest fans in the genre, reel in new ones, and reinvigorate the sound is pretty one-of-one here.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
The recalibration is particularly noteworthy given that the company simultaneously announced surpassing its 2030 emissions reduction target, achieving a 34 percent reduction five years ahead of schedule.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Miller simultaneously has demonstrated rare versatility, pitching anywhere from the seventh inning to the ninth.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The first two seasons of The Bear were simultaneously very funny and also earned their panic-attack-inducing tension by grounding the characters and story in the dysfunctions of a middle-class family in Chicago.
—Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s why the United Kingdom’s National Grid engineers have to manage surges in energy use during popular broadcast events, when many viewers put their kettles on simultaneously.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Gilmour’s set—simultaneously a gesture to Fascist architecture, a conduit to nowhere, and a scatological joke—shores up the production in several ways.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
The weapons were used almost simultaneously, and the man was shot with a firearm after the less lethal weapons had no impact on his behavior, according to Scherer.
—Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
While there’s a lot of heat that could light up this category, Thomas’ ability to simultaneously capture the zeitgeist, reinvest fans in the genre, reel in new ones, and reinvigorate the sound is pretty one-of-one here.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
The recalibration is particularly noteworthy given that the company simultaneously announced surpassing its 2030 emissions reduction target, achieving a 34 percent reduction five years ahead of schedule.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Miller simultaneously has demonstrated rare versatility, pitching anywhere from the seventh inning to the ninth.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simultaneously
concurrently
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Viewers can stream the show on the PBS App concurrently with the premiere.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Others, like this week, run concurrently, with one game exclusively on ABC and the other on ESPN.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Simultaneously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simultaneously. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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