as in concurrent
existing or occurring at the same period of time the Spanish founding of San Francisco and the British colonies' declaration of independence from the mother country were coetaneous events that occurred on opposite ends of the continent

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Adjective
  • For instance, in 2024, Twitch had an average of 2.38 million concurrent viewers.
    Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Each Grand Jury Prize winner will receive $2,500; winners may also qualify to enter their respective films in the Short Film category of the Academy Awards® for the concurrent season without a theatrical run.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • The sheer number of DNA shifts that must have occurred in rapid succession to create this synchronous outcome also reflects the strong pressure horses were likely under to become fast and tireless.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The key lies in a fast oscillating sheet known as a diffuser, onto which synchronous images are projected at high speed (2,880 images per second) and at different heights; human persistence of vision ensures that these images are perceived as true 3D objects.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • This isn't coincidental—up to 35% of entrepreneurs identify as dyslexic, compared to just 10% of the general population.
    Megan Bruneau, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Jason Lipshutz: The timing is coincidental, but the hard rock world has been starving for new superstars for years, and bands like Sleep Token and Ghost are filling the void.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • What Duster offers more than anything else are slow-motion sequences of characters walking around in period clothes to contemporaneous songs or nods to period films like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Godfather, but homage is about the extent of this series’s attempt at style.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 May 2025
  • By amplifying art and artists at the intersection of urgent contemporaneous social, cultural, and political concerns, MoMA PS1 invites visitors to inquire, learn, and engage in public debate for more than four decades.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Researchers led by Stanford University, with a simultaneous study undertaken by scientists at Japan's Kyushu University, have cracked the code on what appears to be a one-of-a-kind pigmentation mechanism exclusive to cats.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 May 2025
  • The simultaneous realization settles in that these impossible creatures actually exist…and that one is a mere 15 feet away from me and my flimsy human exterior.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • The exhibition will showcase the radical contributions of disabled, deaf and neurodivergent people and communities to design and contemporary culture, stretching from the 1940s to the present day.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • But the version of the fountain of youth myth that has the strongest hold on contemporary culture comes not from ancient times, from Egypt, Greece or Rome.
    Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
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“Coetaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coetaneous. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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