1
as in synchronous
existing or occurring at the same period of time
concurrent expeditions to the Antarctic that were in a race to reach the South Pole
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as in attending
present at the same time and place
the postwar period of prosperity and the concurrent baby boom are the major topics in this history of the 1950s
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Recent Examples of concurrent
Alameda County authorities secured a concurrent 10-year prison sentence for a Dublin home invasion that resulted in his capture.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
The team is also participating in the Concacaf Champions Cup, which runs concurrent with the MLS schedule.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Alexa Bliss Saraya and Alexa Bliss, despite their concurrent presence on WWE's main roster, never having a sustained rivalry.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Oh, and Playboi Carti notched the biggest Billboard 200 debut of his career, as well as 30 concurrent Hot 100 entries, thanks to his culture-dominating Music LP.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
The team is also participating in the Concacaf Champions Cup, which runs concurrent with the MLS schedule.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Alexa Bliss Saraya and Alexa Bliss, despite their concurrent presence on WWE's main roster, never having a sustained rivalry.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Oh, and Playboi Carti notched the biggest Billboard 200 debut of his career, as well as 30 concurrent Hot 100 entries, thanks to his culture-dominating Music LP.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrent
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Set clear deadlines for collecting input and making decisions, create inclusive input-gathering mechanisms (e.g., identifiable and anonymous, synchronous and asynchronous, verbal and written), and plan decision and decision-assessment communication to foster accountability and manage expectations.—
Daniel Pascoe Aguilar,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In such systems, provisioning large workloads with synchronous processing and very low latency requirements can be challenging.—
Ravi Laudya,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 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 parade and accompanying rhetoric highlight how central the military remains to Iran's national posture, especially as the U.S. continues to build up its military presence in the Middle East.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Watch the accompanying music video, directed and produced by Militarie Gun frontman Ian Shelton, below.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2025
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While all this is happening, Ravi passes out, because this is an episode with a constant barrage of simultaneous crises.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Ibiza implemented a limit of two simultaneous cruise ship dockings (down from three) in October 2024.—
Jessica Benavides Canepa,
AFAR Media,
17 Apr. 2025
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For a series purporting to be in large part about fathers and sons, domestic life and its attendant ceremonies have never gotten much play in Star Wars.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Given the way that U.S. forces are constructed today, U.S. defense strategists face a difficult choice between preemption, with its attendant risks of escalation, and the real possibility of a first strike by Beijing, with the heavy losses that would cause.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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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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Marijuana − medical and recreational − is legal throughout more than half of the United States, and for some looking to familiarize themselves with the plant and its effects, learning all of the associated terminology may feel daunting.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Many critics contest claims of widespread discrimination against Christians in U.S. society, given that Christians are the country’s largest faith group and benefit from associated privileges.—
Michael Pasek,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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The list of coincidental similarities in a class of objects goes on and on.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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This frame, the lengthy project climbs to No. 24 on both the Official Albums and Official Albums Streaming charts — quite the coincidental alignment.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Concurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrent. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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