CONTEMPORANEOUSLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

contemporaneously

adverb

Definition of contemporaneously

as in concurrently

at one and the same time Mozart was writing music contemporaneously with Haydn

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Recent Examples of contemporaneously Part of the purpose of the lawsuit, according to ACLU-CT, is to get such information contemporaneously to see what is happening inside the courts in close to real time, rather than waiting for months. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026 Payments processor Nuvei acquired it in 2021, in a deal contemporaneously reported at around $250 million, though Lehavi and Inevitable AI’s own release both put the figure at $300 million. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The partnership of Pantages, Mills & Shreve happened to be developing 15 subdivisions on the Point more or less contemporaneously with Azure Vista. — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 An order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will be entered contemporaneously. — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025

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Prada Group launched the ocean literacy and education project Sea Beyond in 2019, concurrently with the launch of the Re-Nylon collection crafted from Econyl recycled nylon.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
The district concurrently ramped up student support through the Black Student Achievement Plan and other efforts.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of concurrently

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The film stars Masami Nagasawa as a free-spirited children’s author who invites her doting husband and secret girlfriend to enter into a three-way relationship of convenience, when both partners simultaneously express their desire to start a family.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
What a simultaneously callous and graceful way to send off an audience that has spent the last hour falling in love.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

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