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contemporaries

NOUN
generation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
age crop microgeneration
WEAK
Beat Generation Gen X Gen Y Gen Z Generation A Generation X Generation Y Generation Z Lost Generation Millennials Silent Generation Xennials baby boomers boomers sandwich generation


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As the exhibit’s days count down, the inspired visions from Kahlo, Rivera and their contemporaries continue to transfix visitors.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

What sets Forster apart from most of his contemporaries was his attitude toward indigenous peoples.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The second defendant, N, was found by experts to have an IQ in the bottom 1% compared with his contemporaries.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Those things could be left to his contemporaries.

From Salon May 27, 2026

Even the brilliant Archimedes occasionally scorned the infinite along with his contemporaries.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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