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contemporaneously

American  
[kuhn-tem-puh-rey-nee-uhs-lee] / kənˌtɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs li /

adverb

  1. during the same time period.

    A number of state constitutions were adopted either prior to or contemporaneously with the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights.


Other Word Forms

  • noncontemporaneously adverb
  • precontemporaneously adverb
  • uncontemporaneously adverb

Etymology

Origin of contemporaneously

contemporaneous ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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"The idea that they lived contemporaneously may not be a surprise. But this is the first time demonstrating it. I think that's really huge."

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2024

Jan Arnold, a New Zealand doctor and climber who was on Everest contemporaneously, vividly explains the physical toll that acclimating to the mountain can take.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

As a result, by-elections sometimes produce much bigger swings to the opposition than is contemporaneously registered in the polls.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023

In addition, there are a number of witnesses whom Carroll had contemporaneously told about the incident who will corroborate her story.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2023

Take, for example, Eiren�us Philalethes, who, born in 1623, lived contemporaneously with Robert Boyle.

From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri