- plural of contemporary.
contemporaries
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While I’d sooner take life advice from my golden retriever than a chatbot, my parents aligned with their contemporaries in treating Claude as a Google substitute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Most of her new co-workers are far younger, though Lee’s noticed a few who appear to be her contemporaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
She conjures a bewitching onscreen presence that many of her contemporaries could only dream of, pulling the viewer’s gaze with a single glare from her steely eyes or the quiver of her chin.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
In truth, other England Under-19 contemporaries caught up while Flintoff struggled for first-team action and fitness.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
As we stared at the markups on the wall, admiring the work of some of our contemporaries, Shea reached over his shoulder, pulled the backpack in front of him, and slowly unzipped it.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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