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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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Posen says that George and his contemporaries are not “failed generals” who would otherwise be fired and replaced during wartime.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

The apparent lack of interest in Terry as a manager is in stark contrast to some of his contemporaries from England's much-lauded 'golden generation'.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The twist is not Emma’s confession itself, but how the film contends with its dark, exquisitely nuanced subject matter in a way that is completely different from its contemporaries.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

This Sweet 16 features Pitino contemporaries like 71-year-old Tom Izzo at Michigan State and 67-year-old John Calipari over at Arkansas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

This would certainly have presented difficulties for the theory of the celestial spheres, and was regarded by contemporaries as being closer to the Tychonic than the Ptolemaic system.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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