CONCURRENTLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

concurrently

adverb

as in simultaneously

at one and the same time two major trade shows running concurrently at the convention center

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Recent Examples of concurrently The university’s Title IX discipline system runs concurrently with any investigations by Cornell’s police department or other law enforcement agencies, the policy says. — Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 The two closures happening concurrently have led officials to urge drivers to plan ahead for alternate routes. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 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 She was sentenced to 25 years to life for each of the three murders, which will run concurrently. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 As is widely known, Rowling is merely one of myriad billionaires funding organisations to erase trans people - and concurrently, roll back the social rights gained at enormous cost by dedicated campaigners over the last century and more. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 Hayes has regularly scheduled the senior and U-23 camps to run concurrently in hopes of extending the growing fluidity between their rosters. — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 As well as financial return on investment, sports stars want to see their own personal brands develop concurrently. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

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Preparing multiple missions Manufacturing more rocket hardware will not increase launch frequency unless teams can prepare several missions simultaneously.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Importantly, this isn't four nozzles printing simultaneously.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of simultaneously

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Baltimore had coincidently fallen 17 points below its scoring average, and the Ravens fell to 1-3 for the first time since 2015 — a campaign that ended with a 5-11 record.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
In Oshkosh, Franki runs a foundation that fights teen suicide and, coincidently, the office space sits in an old George Webb location.

— Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of coincidently

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His proficiency, buoyed by his expensive taste and skill in daisy-chaining images together, got his foot in the door of the indie-rap revitalization.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Underneath the celebrity and the tabloid headlines is someone who’s vulnerable, funny and desperately trying to hold her life together.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

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