even as

idiom

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

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Prior to Trump being sworn in for a second term on Monday, the president’s threats to place conditions on federal aid to California were said to be gaining traction, even as the fires continued to obliterate swaths of the state. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025 That amounted to nothing more than a breach of private terms of service, prosecutors rebutted, even as the defense alleged constitutional rights violations over the advanced technique known as investigative genetic genealogy, or IGG, that first put Kohberger on police’s radar. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025 Image The shift has helped the party make strides in elections, even as many experts have characterized it as mere marketing. Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 The fire serves as a painful reminder that Southern California remains under the threat of wildfires even as crews make significant progress in containing the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, which have decimated communities and claimed more than two dozen lives. Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 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 27 Jan. 2025.

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