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 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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Tehran vowed to retaliate and is concurrently rebuilding its military and, according to reports, may be planning on expanding the war, including escalation into Europe.

— Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
His Canyon County sentence is running concurrently with his prison term in the Ada County case.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of concurrently

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Crews may have to navigate at night, in poor weather or through areas affected by dust and smoke, while simultaneously maintaining awareness of threats and obstacles.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Their advantage can come from scale, diversity of telemetry and the ability to learn across many different environments simultaneously.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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