Thesaurus results for CONTEMPORARIES

contemporaries

noun

plural of contemporary

as in companions

a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were exact contemporaries, actually being born on the same day in 1809

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Recent Examples of contemporaries Like a lot of his contemporaries, Skino’s raps depend on rhythmic stasis and the context and fervor of his disses more than his ability to assemble a rhyme scheme or a clever punchline. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026 They’re rumored to use the current M5 Pro and M5 Max chips and come in 14- and 16-inch sizes like their contemporaries. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026 However, Lovins and his contemporaries failed to foresee the drilling advances that have kept oil and gas dominant. — Daniel Cohan, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 In his introduction to the new New York Review of Books edition, Mick Herron (Slow Horses) argues that Barbara Trapido’s slim novel should be placed alongside the works of her contemporaries Julian Barnes and Ian McEwan. — Air Mail, 24 Oct. 2026 Throughout his career, Hemingway sniped at other writers—his juniors (Conrad, James Jones), his mentors (Sherwood Anderson, Gertrude Stein), and his contemporaries (Fitzgerald, William Faulkner). — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 Instead of bringing Macdonald’s contemporaries in for original sit-downs, Apatow goes to the clips from countless podcasts and video shows in which those contemporaries reflected on and celebrated Macdonald. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 The Verdict Sporting a more polished look than its contemporaries, Panasonic’s Japanese microwave is a nice gateway to nudge your kitchen toward more upscale design. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 Percherette’s contemporaries are the characters in Jane Austen’s novels, and those girls just live in their home and sometimes go to the nextdoor neighbor’s home. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Yes, Googlebooks are fine companions to your Android phone, but that's about where their value proposition stops.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Some users who had developed emotional attachments complained that their AI companions suddenly felt different.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of companions

Noun

But defense lawyer Wada said they were seldom used when the detention was shorter than two weeks, leaving minors to face similar conditions to their adult counterparts.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
In another warning sign for Republicans, Kansas’ Democratic gubernatorial nominee Cindy Holscher and Senate nominee Adam Hamilton both narrowly led their Republican counterparts, within the poll’s margin of error.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of counterparts

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But as more Tunisians might be learning, the right ideas and the best people to run an economy can be elevated only when all citizens are civic equals, working together under political openness and accountable government.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026
Baizhan tells me that Kazakh women were traditionally the equals of men.

— Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026