simul
Americanadverb
noun
Etymology
Origin of simul
Example Sentences
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Reshevsky employs the classic simul tactic of a sharp opening to flummox his lower-rated opponent, but Bogart handles things relatively well despite coming out a pawn down.
From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2022
The phrase derives from simul justus et peccator, which means “At the same time saint and sinner,” a concept that Martin Luther used to describe everyday Christians.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 8, 2019
To Martin Luther, man was simul justus et peccator�a sinner savable by God's grace received through faith alone.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In conceptione extra-uterina licebit sane recurrere ad laparotomiam similemve operationem, quando aliqua etiam tenuissima spes affulget salvandi infantem, simul ac mater fere certo liberabitur.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
Duobus doloribus simul obortis, non tandem eâdem in parte, vehementior alterum obscurat.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
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