contemporaneous
adjective
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous
kən-ˌtem-pə-ˈrā-nē-əs 
: existing, occurring, or originating during the same time
social and political events that were contemporaneous with each other
contemporaneously
adverb
contemporaneousness
noun
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Examples of contemporaneous in a Sentence
the contemporaneous publication of the two articles
contemporaneous accounts of the battle from officers on both sides
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Context: The church has not apologized for the priesthood ban, instead claiming its removal was contemporaneous with a revelation from God to then-leaders of the faith.
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 22 July 2024
The series didn’t push the controversy button as much as other contemporaneous sitcoms like All in the Family and Maude.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024
It has been investigated by the police and corroborated by her family, contemporaneous correspondence, and by her attacker, who pleaded guilty to legal charges for indecent assault in 2005.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 9 July 2024
So nearly all of Young’s albums have parallel histories — alternate versions including contemporaneous songs that wouldn’t be released until long after.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 June 2024
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 22 July 2024
The series didn’t push the controversy button as much as other contemporaneous sitcoms like All in the Family and Maude.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024
It has been investigated by the police and corroborated by her family, contemporaneous correspondence, and by her attacker, who pleaded guilty to legal charges for indecent assault in 2005.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 9 July 2024
So nearly all of Young’s albums have parallel histories — alternate versions including contemporaneous songs that wouldn’t be released until long after.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 June 2024
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contemporaneous
adjective
con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous
kən-ˌtem-pə-ˈrā-nē-əs
: existing, occurring, or beginning during the same time
contemporaneously
adverb
contemporaneousness
noun
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