Broken
Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.
Contemporary and broken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contemporary" instead an adjective "Broken".
Contemporary
Contemporary adjective - Existing or occurring at the same period of time.
Broken and contemporary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broken" instead an adjective "Contemporary".
Both words in one sentence
- Like their queens native contemporary Nas, Mobb Deep has had to endure a broken base ever since Murda Muzik.
Source: Broken Base / Music -
Beauregard is stated to be in himself somewhat less powerful than his contemporary, Constantine, but while his body has broken down under his evil, his mind is horribly powerful.
Source: Stronger with Age -
The man himself was Wicked Cultured and a notorious schemer—history credits him with several made-and-broken alliances with and against several contemporary warlords including Oda Nobunaga, and always in the name of self-interest.
Source: Seppuku
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