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Recent Examples of concurrent Beginning May 19 new episodes will be released in the morning, concurrent with the audio-only podcast. Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 May 2025 Mitchell said Freedom Factory's first PPV event had 75,000 concurrent viewers, which caused his website and those of the event sponsors to crash. ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025 Njuguna received a sentence of 5 to 7 years in state prison for the involuntary manslaughter conviction, with lesser concurrent sentences on the remaining convictions. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025 Alternative listing strategies—such as concurrent private placements or dual-track processes—may become more prevalent. Joseph Lucosky, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for concurrent
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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
  • 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
  • Apple, on the other hand, has stuck to its typical formula and developed both its Vision Pro headset and the accompanying visionOS operating system.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
  • In an accompanying move, the Village Board established a hotel/motel tax in the amount of 5% of gross rental receipts, which would apply to the new rental units.
    Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 20 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
  • Presumably this allele offered some as yet unknown protective effect that outweighed its attendant risk of celiac disease.
    Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
  • The Executive will lose much from a public perception of its lawlessness and all of its attendant contagions.
    TIME Staff, Time, 18 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
  • Free To All All Boston Public Art Triennial commissions and associated installations and programs are free to attend.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • The in-principle agreement values the publisher of The Telegraph at £500M ($675M) and will see the U.S.-based RedBird becoming the sole owner of the paper and its associated businesses.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 May 2025
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

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“Concurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrent. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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