contemporaneous
adjective
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous
kən-ˌtem-pə-ˈrā-nē-əs 
: existing, occurring, or originating during the same time
social and political events that were contemporaneous with each other
contemporaneously
adverb
contemporaneousness
noun
Examples of contemporaneous in a Sentence
the contemporaneous publication of the two articles
contemporaneous accounts of the battle from officers on both sides
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There is no denying her perceptiveness, and her contemporaneous letters to her husband’s successor, Andrew Johnson—mostly attempts to secure positions for Lincoln loyalists—do not suggest a woman mentally finished off by yet more grief and loss.
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Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The announcement comes a day before the start of Art-A-Whirl and Bauhaus' contemporaneous celebration, the Liquid Zoo.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 14 May 2026
All of Amadeus’s contemporaneous stylistic and dialogue choices are a blast, but the series’ suggestion that this kind of guy is plaguing our present, too, feels the most timeless, and the most unsettling.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 May 2026
In his biography of Fuller, Nevala-Lee reconstructed the crash from contemporary newspaper accounts, official records, and Fuller’s own contemporaneous notes.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
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Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The announcement comes a day before the start of Art-A-Whirl and Bauhaus' contemporaneous celebration, the Liquid Zoo.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 14 May 2026
All of Amadeus’s contemporaneous stylistic and dialogue choices are a blast, but the series’ suggestion that this kind of guy is plaguing our present, too, feels the most timeless, and the most unsettling.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 May 2026
In his biography of Fuller, Nevala-Lee reconstructed the crash from contemporary newspaper accounts, official records, and Fuller’s own contemporaneous notes.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Contemporaneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contemporaneous. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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contemporaneous
adjective
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous
kən-ˌtem-pə-ˈrā-nē-əs
: existing, occurring, or beginning during the same time
contemporaneously
adverb
contemporaneousness
noun
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