1
as in synchronous
existing or occurring at the same period of time
concurrent expeditions to the Antarctic that were in a race to reach the South Pole
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2
as in attending
present at the same time and place
the postwar period of prosperity and the concurrent baby boom are the major topics in this history of the 1950s
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Recent Examples of concurrent
In the concurrent restructuring, the health group returned to the business team, while the science bureau merged with the education team.
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Ava Dzurenda, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
Much Democratic rhetoric has elided the nuances of these concurrent truths.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Thursday Arnold pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of cocaine and was given a concurrent sentence of eight years in prison.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Each Grand Jury Prize winner will receive $2,500; winners may also qualify to enter their respective Short Film category of the Academy Awards® for the concurrent season without the theatrical run.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
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Ava Dzurenda, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
Much Democratic rhetoric has elided the nuances of these concurrent truths.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Thursday Arnold pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of cocaine and was given a concurrent sentence of eight years in prison.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Each Grand Jury Prize winner will receive $2,500; winners may also qualify to enter their respective Short Film category of the Academy Awards® for the concurrent season without the theatrical run.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrent
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If viable, Bloostar will be able to lift a 308-lb (140-kg) payload into a 125-mile (200-km) low-Earth orbit, or 165 lb (75 kg) to a 375-mile (600-km) Sun-synchronous orbit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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This synchronous tidal locking is not a special relationship between the Earth and Moon, though.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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For his last runway collection, unveiled in September, Michele constructed a parallel universe of side-by-side shows separated by a wall that when lifted revealed twins in identical looks in synchronic stride.—
Colleen Barry,
Fortune,
24 Nov. 2022
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With a lockable synchronic-tilt mechanism and special Z-Shape design, the Kaiser 2 can accommodate a weight up to 180kg, quite a bit more than normal mechanisms on office chairs and the back can be reclined to an angle of 160 degrees which can be locked when not in rocking mode.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
11 Oct. 2021
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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
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The exhibit’s main goal is to remind people of all that labor curators do under the radar, while offering the simultaneous pleasure of looking at some attention-worthy things.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
27 Apr. 2026
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Researchers in South Korea have developed a next-generation high-efficiency electrochemical system that enables the simultaneous production of hydrogen and value-added chemicals using waste glycerol.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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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
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Regional banks bounced a bit, still down a couple percent on the week, as Thursday’s flush lower amid a few separate but coincident credit hiccups exacerbated underlying unease with the opaque and possibly lax lending across private credit and among smaller commercial banks.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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The coincident new Moon contributes no light pollution, making 2025 ideal for Orionid viewing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
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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
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Short has also clarified that Streep’s casting as his character’s love interest was coincidental.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The choice to put his face on a $250 bill wasn’t coincidental, with the number commemorating the United States’s 250th birthday.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Concurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrent. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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