simultaneously

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UK /ˌsɪmlˈteɪnɪəsli/ US /ˌsaɪmlˈteɪnɪəsli/

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ADJ.

all, democratic, living, worse

All three events happened simultaneously during that chaotic afternoon at the stadium.

VERB + SIMULTANEOUSLY

ace, answered, assist, broadcast, cease, dreamed, happened, mind

The two news channels broadcast the president's speech simultaneously to reach the largest audience possible.

SIMULTANEOUSLY + NOUN

lion, moment, strawman, world

Multiple countries announced their trade agreements simultaneously with the global economic summit.

PREP.

in, on, throughout, up

The two events happened simultaneously throughout the afternoon, creating confusion for everyone involved.

ADV.

almost, sometimes

The two runners almost simultaneously crossed the finish line in a very close race.

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adv

Occurring at the same time.

The cradle-rocking and the song would cease simultaneously for a moment, and an exclamation at highest vocal pitch would take the place of the melody.

Numa was about to charge—there was little time in which to compare various methods or weigh the probable results of any. And then a number of things happened, almost simultaneously—the lion sprang from his ambush toward the retreating black—Tarzan cried out in warning—and the black turned just in time to see Numa halted in mid-flight by a slender strand of grass rope, the noosed end of which had fallen cleanly about his neck.

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The cradle-rocking and the song would cease simultaneously for a moment, and an exclamation at highest vocal pitch would take the place of the melody.

Wiktionary

The hens woke up squawking with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance.

Wiktionary

The summit talks are to be broadcast simultaneously throughout the world.

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Preparations for the new project are under way in both companies simultaneously.

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They stood up simultaneously.

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