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Happening or done at the same time

when

adverb, conjunction

at the same time as something else

while

conjunction

at the same time that something is happening

simultaneous

adjective

happening or done at the same time

together

adverb

at the same time

meanwhile

adverb

at the same time

concurrent

adjective

happening or done at the same time

as

adverb, conjunction, preposition

used for saying that something happens at the same time as something else

even as

used for emphasizing that something is happening at exactly the same time as someone is doing or saying something else

at the same time

used for saying that two or more things happen together

all the time

used for saying that one thing happens or exists at the same time as another

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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the part of the nucleus of an atom that has no electrical charge

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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