coevality

noun

Definition of coevalitynext
as in synchrony

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  1. synchrony
  2. synchronism
  3. coincidence
  4. coexistence
Noun
  • In the stands, Norwegian fans in Viking caps pulled in synchrony as if rowing on an invisible longship.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • What of it, this overlay, this synchrony?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of synchrony
Noun
  • As the image turns, in absolute synchronism with the turning of a receiving cylinder at the distant point, the high and low spots of the relief image are brought under a point or stylus.
    — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Synchronism colors are not blended but rather placed next to each other, just as music notes are placed one after the other to create a scale.
    — Hailey Ross, idahostatesman, 16 June 2017
Definition of synchronism
Noun
  • First, the coincidence of buying a guitar at a bar saved your life.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Pierce and Kember were born in the same place on the same day, a lore-enhancing coincidence too stupid to make up.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of coincidence
Noun
  • The alternative is for today’s AI empires to attempt, as their Cold War predecessors did half a century ago, what Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev called peaceful coexistence and American statesmen preferred to call détente.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The city has a history of religious coexistence, but the border crisis has strained relations between its Christian and Muslim communities.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of coexistence
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