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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 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

The Morgan Library & Museum puts the Baroque master’s early canvas in the context of his contemporaries and precursors, emphasizing his extraordinary naturalism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Given what my contemporaries and I experienced at our school in the seventies - a matter of public record - I am perfectly entitled to believe his accusers as a default.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

They were better read and better bred than most of their contemporaries.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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