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[ adverb ] at the same time but in another place
Examples "meanwhile, back at the ranch..." Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Meanwhile , it was learned the State_Highway_Department is very near being ready to issue the first $ 30 million worth of highway reconstruction bonds . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)Meanwhile , the automobile and its friend the truck have cost the central_city some of its industrial dominance . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Meanwhile it looked at the scenery . (Howard Fast, April Morning....)Meanwhile , I reloaded my gun , as the other men were doing . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Pat meanwhile was bubbling_over with sentiment . |
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[ adverb ] during the intervening time
Synonyms Examples "meanwhile I will not think about the problem" "meantime he was attentive to his other interests" "in the meantime the police were notified" Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)Meanwhile , the city itself should be talked to . |
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