concurrent
adjective
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Concurrent and Consecutive
Consecutive has a good deal in common with the complementary word concurrent. Besides the fact that both begin with the prefix con- (meaning “with, together”), each word deals with the time-order in which several things happen. Concurrent describes things that are occurring, or people who are doing something, at the same time, such as “concurrent users” of a computer program. Consecutive refers to things that are arranged or happen in a sequential order. A criminal who serves a consecutive sentence does time for one conviction after another. If that person gets a concurrent sentence, he or she undergoes all punishments at the same time.
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What Does concurrent Really Mean?
Things that are concurrent usually not only happen at the same time but also are similar to each other. So, for example, multitasking computers are capable of performing concurrent tasks. When we take more than one medication at a time, we run the risks involved with concurrent drug use. And at any multiplex theater several movies are running concurrently.
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Examples of concurrent in a Sentence
Linda Colley, Captives, 2002
Concurrent with the party conventions, an assortment of activists, professional pols and show-biz celebrities with populist pretensions … will gather for four days of speechifying, seminar giving and satirical merrymaking …
—Andrew Ferguson, Time, 31 July 2000
Added to other evidence, this led to Cooke's conviction and a sentence of two concurrent twenty-year terms.
—David Fisher, Hard Evidence, 1995
the concurrent use of two medications
He's currently serving two concurrent life sentences for murder.
PCMAG, 24 July 2024
Directed by Anand Tucker (Hilary and Jackie) from a script by Academy Award nominee Patrick Marber (Closer), the film will release in theaters on September 13th, concurrent with Lionsgate & True Brit Entertainment’s wide release in the UK.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 July 2024
The soundtrack’s success ran concurrent with the film’s smash status at the box office.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 16 July 2024
Thanks to simultaneous multi-threading (SMT) technology, each core can operate two processing threads simultaneously, giving it support for up to 24 concurrent threads total.
—PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Concurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concurrent. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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concurrent
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McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316 (1819)
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