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
Mansfield is currently serving a life sentence in California and four concurrent life sentences in Florida in connection with the murders of five women and girls between 1975 and 1980.
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Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
Shirilla is currently serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life for the murders of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 June 2026
Croatia is close with three points of its own, so the concurrent Ghana-Croatia match in Philadelphia deserves split-screen treatment.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The Esports World Cup 2025, which was the event’s second year, reached 750 million viewers worldwide and generated 350 million hours watched, with peak concurrent viewership of nearly 8 million during the League of Legends at EWC ’25 tournament.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
Shirilla is currently serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life for the murders of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
24 June 2026
Croatia is close with three points of its own, so the concurrent Ghana-Croatia match in Philadelphia deserves split-screen treatment.
—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The Esports World Cup 2025, which was the event’s second year, reached 750 million viewers worldwide and generated 350 million hours watched, with peak concurrent viewership of nearly 8 million during the League of Legends at EWC ’25 tournament.
—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrent
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And every spring, thousands of people throw their names into a lottery for a chance to witness synchronous fireflies in the Smokies.
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Additional features include dual-cylinder synchronous jacking technology designed to improve climbing and tower-extension safety, along with an intelligent digital control system that monitors operations throughout the crane’s lifecycle.
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Attractions include about a dozen rides, shows and play areas suitable for both kids and accompanying adults.
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On Independence Day, take your pet for a long walk or enjoy a play session to tire them out before nightfall and the accompanying noise.
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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.
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As a result, Earth would then have to endure not one big impact but a whole series of smaller ones, with all the attendant consequences.
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This implies that the artificial intelligence investment boom and the attendant surge in semiconductor stocks will continue.
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So, too, do simultaneous hermaphrodites, a collection of creatures that includes most species of land snails, slugs, and earthworms.
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The team believes that finding food or reproducing may have been simultaneous drivers for her journey.
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Pineapple contains bromelain, a group of protein-digesting enzymes, which help your body better digest and absorb protein foods and their associated nutrients.
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Guests can take part in an associated passport program until July 31.
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Accelerating human evolution coincident with the development of agriculture increased redheadedness and decreased male-pattern baldness.
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In a separate announcement, but with coincident timing, WestJet also announced a stopover plan in Calgary.
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Part of what fascinated me about their presentation was not only their refusal to kowtow to male desire, which for decades had a stranglehold on rock aesthetics, but a concomitant disavowal of commercialism.
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The question users need to ask is whether the convenience concomitant with AI’s intelligence is worth the exchange of their intimate data.
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“Concurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrent. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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