concurrent

adjective

kən-ˈkər-ənt How to pronounce concurrent (audio)
Definition of concurrentnext
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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2
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 The fallout of the COVID-19 shutdowns and the concurrent writer and actors strikes of 2023 has left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. — Justin Birnbaum, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 Wasson also received concurrent sentences of 180 days for marijuana possession and 60 days for paraphernalia possession. — Casey Smith, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026 Perjury, to be served concurrent to count 1; six years for Count 103- Influencing a Public Servant, to be served concurrent to count 1; three years for Count 104- Forgery, to be served concurrent to count 1. — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Single-Node Contention Under Concurrent Agent Queries A distributed, scale-out architecture spreads those concurrent operations across many nodes, so adding agents means adding capacity rather than going off a cliff. — Gopi Duddi, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concurrent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrent
  1. synchronous
  2. accompanying
  3. synchronic
  4. attendant
  5. simultaneous
  6. associated
  7. coincident
  8. concomitant
Adjective
  • The rideshare mission, known as Transporter-18, carried 130 payloads into a polar Sun-synchronous orbit.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Amanda Kocon, Edmentum's chief strategy and operating officer, said the interface looks like an online college course where students work through activities and videos, with options for synchronous instruction through video calls and office hours.
    — Lucy Tobier, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of synchronous
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  • The episode coincided with the NFT market’s colonization of cultural assets and collectibles and the rise of its accompanying online culture.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In an accompanying commentary, researchers suggest that nature serves best as a versatile library of individual biological mechanisms rather than an exact blueprint.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of accompanying
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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
Definition of synchronic
Adjective
  • All share a similar ineffable sweetbitterness and its attendant experiences.
    — Tamar Adler, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The incomplete updates leave the city’s taxpayers with less information than promised on matters such as who is winning business — and the attendant jobs and profits — from contracts that soared to $687 million in value last year.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of attendant
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  • Most VPNs impose a limit on simultaneous connections, with five being common; indeed, the standalone VPN allows just five devices.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • China has set a new world record for simultaneous autonomous underwater vehicles after 116 small drones navigated a swimming pool without human control.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of simultaneous
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  • But appropriate counseling depends on the precise diagnosis, gestational age, associated abnormalities, prognosis and maternal circumstances.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Wildfires California created first-in-the-nation standards to test and remediate homes damaged by wildfire smoke and to require insurance companies to pay for associated costs.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of associated
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  • Accelerating human evolution coincident with the development of agriculture increased redheadedness and decreased male-pattern baldness.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • In a separate announcement, but with coincident timing, WestJet also announced a stopover plan in Calgary.
    — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of coincident
Adjective
  • After the plague arrived in South Dakota in 2005, the acreage occupied by prairie dogs near Badlands National Park shrunk by three quarters within a decade, despite concomitant efforts to rein in the disease.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • 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.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
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“Concurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrent. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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