even as

idiom

: at the same time as
They are finishing the job even as we speak.

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Florida Republicans are actively trying to repeal the lifesaving measures passed after Parkland even as school shootings continue. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 The magazine benefitted from this surge in interest, even as some writers expressed misgivings about it. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025 The administration’s rhetoric appears to put equal blame on Ukraine and Russia – even as Moscow has rejected Trump’s earlier proposal for a temporary ceasefire. Laura Kelly, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025 Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed roughly 1.2% even as the country reported a 3.9% rise in its exports in March, missing estimates and sharply lower the 11.4% jump in February. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for even as

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“Even as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20as. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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