as in concurrent
existing or occurring at the same period of time
a simultaneous release of the movie and its soundtrack on CD
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Recent Examples of simultaneous
Other, more radical proposals for European unity instead called for full, political integration simultaneous to economic integration.
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TIME, 23 Feb. 2025
At a time when viewers can pick and choose content at a whim, sports remains one of the few formats extant that can draw the large simultaneous audiences that advertisers crave.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
McClung, who has played the majority of his career in the NBA G-League since leaving Texas Tech, replicated the move with his right hand, added a simultaneous dunk by slamming another ball with his left hand, and earned a perfect 50.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
Of course these programs are experiencing simultaneous basketball revivals.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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TIME, 23 Feb. 2025
At a time when viewers can pick and choose content at a whim, sports remains one of the few formats extant that can draw the large simultaneous audiences that advertisers crave.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
McClung, who has played the majority of his career in the NBA G-League since leaving Texas Tech, replicated the move with his right hand, added a simultaneous dunk by slamming another ball with his left hand, and earned a perfect 50.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
Of course these programs are experiencing simultaneous basketball revivals.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simultaneous
Adjective
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Before the switch to Motorola and the concurrent addition of fire station alerting software, telecommunicators would have to put callers on hold to dispatch emergency responders.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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The concurrent meetings of the two bodies are known as the Two Sessions.—
TIME,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Time is rendered as a synchronous blend of moments, untethering and distorting any normative perspective.—
Sakhi Thirani,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Mar. 2023
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Well, considering the space telescope will be pretty much mapping everything in the sky from its special dawn-dusk sun synchronous orbit that keeps it cool enough to study infrared emissions — the list is endless.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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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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
Adjective
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The timing of these changes were roughly coincident with clarification of Information Blocking rules and Epic’s introduction of its own competing product.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2024
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Another suggestion is that there were two more or less coincident eruptions, one each in northern and southern hemispheres.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
26 July 2011
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“Simultaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simultaneous. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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