as in attendant
present at the same time and place
an improvement in the facilities led to a concomitant improvement in morale
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as in accompaniment
something that is found along with something else
disease is all too often one of the concomitants of poverty
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Recent Examples of concomitant
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
The measles rash often starts on the face and spreads downward, with concomitant fevers spiking dangerously to 104°F or higher.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2024
Early capitalism and its disciplinary concomitant, the then-nascent field of political economy, understood workers not as people, with a craving for vastness, but as animals, who aspire to nothing more ornate than subsistence.
—Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
The Republican Party and this administration in particular have no regard for future generations that will be saddled with debt as a result of present day militaristic spending with no concomitant revenue stream to offset the cost.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
The measles rash often starts on the face and spreads downward, with concomitant fevers spiking dangerously to 104°F or higher.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the concomitant rise in oil prices led to a 180-degree turn in Biden’s approach toward Riyadh.
—F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 2 Aug. 2024
Early capitalism and its disciplinary concomitant, the then-nascent field of political economy, understood workers not as people, with a craving for vastness, but as animals, who aspire to nothing more ornate than subsistence.
—Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concomitant
Adjective
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Tickets for the live awards show and its attendant events in Las Vegas are available here.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Liz Stearman, director of behavioral health for Humana, and other Medicaid experts repeatedly warned Kentucky officials that the state’s high spending on lower-level peer support and psychoeducation without the attendant clinical services wasn’t helping people seeking addiction treatment.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The starchy goodness is the best possible accompaniment to the moist, meaty patties CJ's serves up.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The effort of arrival brings a sense of achievement and the accompanying drum roll imagined when reaching a special place.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The accompanying video underscores that intimacy, pairing the track with a montage of archival photos and performance footage spanning Prince’s life and career.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Berman and Kessler maintain that Learfield, Playfly Sports, JMI Sports and various third-party brand sponsors don’t fit the definition of an associated entity.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Most data can be accessed either by clicking on the appropriate circle or scrolling down the page to find the associated chart.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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He was also sentenced to a concurrent five-year term for tampering with physical evidence.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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That changed in 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic forced people inside and online, leading to a spike in streaming viewership — and a concurrent rise in discussion on Letterboxd.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Concomitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concomitant. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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