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
Pricing starts at $39 per month and includes unlimited bandwidth for up to 40 simultaneous connections for one computer.
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Kim Key, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
But Quỳnh’s unexpected return to civilization and the simultaneous emergence of Uma Thurman’s mysterious figure known as Discord test Andy and her team in unprecedented ways.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
Bracy Davis is resigning in order to run in the simultaneous special Senate election for the seat formerly held by the late Geraldine Thompson, who died in February.
—Steven Lemongello, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2025
That was the prevailing consternation emanating out of Queens and the Bronx last week as both the Yankees and the Mets engaged in simultaneous 13-day pratfalls that raised legitimate concerns as to just how good our locals really are.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
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Kim Key, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
But Quỳnh’s unexpected return to civilization and the simultaneous emergence of Uma Thurman’s mysterious figure known as Discord test Andy and her team in unprecedented ways.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
Bracy Davis is resigning in order to run in the simultaneous special Senate election for the seat formerly held by the late Geraldine Thompson, who died in February.
—Steven Lemongello, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2025
That was the prevailing consternation emanating out of Queens and the Bronx last week as both the Yankees and the Mets engaged in simultaneous 13-day pratfalls that raised legitimate concerns as to just how good our locals really are.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simultaneous
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Twitch streams of people playing Rematch surpassed 40,000 concurrent viewers Monday night with the help of popular European content creator eliasn97, who accounted for three-quarters of those spectators.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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He’s expected to receive a concurrent state prison sentence for violating the terms of that program.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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That’s highly synchronous, resulting in many, many animals making that migration simultaneously.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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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
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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
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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 19 Jul. 2025.
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