coextensive

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The spread of his works was coextensive with the rise of romanticism in Europe.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

The Supreme Court has long held that the scope of Congress’ investigatory power is coextensive with the scope of its power to legislate.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2019

The rights of citizenship of the native born and of the naturalized person are of the same dignity and are coextensive.

From MSNBC • Jan. 6, 2016

The history of jazz is coextensive with the history of recording; it’s a media-centric art form, but the essence of jazz is performance.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 10, 2014

The truth that every fact which has a beginning has a cause, is coextensive with human experience.

From A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. I by Mill, John Stuart