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contemporary
adjective as in modern
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abreast, au courant, contempo, existent, extant, hot off the press, in fashion, in vogue, just out, leading-edge, newfangled, red-hot, state-of-the-art, topical, ultramodern, up, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, voguish, with it
adjective as in existing, occurring at same time
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accompanying, associated, coetaneous, coexistent, coexisting, coincident, concurrent, connected, contemporaneous, linked, related, simultaneous, synchronal, synchronic, synchronous
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In that way, Chu takes a stab at making a blockbuster for our times, one that doesn’t shy away from contending with the darkness of contemporary politics and society.
Music has always had strong emotional impact on human listeners in both contemporary and ancient cultures, hence its use in ritual religious and mythological contexts.
One striking thing about the film is how contemporary and diverse it feels.
Mr. Frommer was selling 300,000 copies of his guide every year by the mid-1960s; by some contemporary accounts, they represented a quarter to a third of all European guidebooks sold in the United States.
During his tenure Shklyarov had impressed with contemporary and classical ballets alike, ranging from “The Nutcracker” and “Don Quixote” to George Balanchine’s “Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux” and “Jewels.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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