Contemporary
Contemporary adjective - Existing or occurring at the same period of time.
General and contemporary are semantically related In some cases you can use "General" instead an adjective "Contemporary".
General
General adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.
Usage example: the general mood of the nation was one of hope and optimism
Contemporary and general are semantically related in present topic. Sometimes you can use "Contemporary" instead an adjective "General".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Writer on Board: Ennis tends to alternate between general "organized crime" targets and villains modeled after real groups, including Enron and even contemporary U.S.
Source: Comic Book / The Punisher MAX - Rachel Platten — "Fight Song" or "Stand By You" to adult contemporary audiences, indisputably the former to general audiences.
Source: Signature Song / L To Z -
Jaleh Khoroushi is one for Middle Eastern Muslim characters in general, after the author got tired of how they were nearly always Islamic terrorists in contemporary fiction.
Source: Reconstruction
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