1
as in to agree
to have or come to the same opinion or point of view
I concur with your assessment of the political situation
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2
as in to accompany
to occur or exist at the same time
the 1960s, a decade in which the Cold War, the race to the moon, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement all concurred
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as in to cooperate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
all sides concurred to pass the reform legislation on campaign financing
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Recent Examples of concur
Oldham also relies on a concurring opinion, by Fifth Circuit Judge Edith Jones, which the Supreme Court repudiated last spring.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
Morand concurred, noting that the media impact value, or MIV, of the Paris shows as measured by Launchmetrics has tripled over the past three years.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
Executive producers David Bernad and Todd Schulman concurred with that idea in another Variety interview.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The Town’s host Matthew Belloni concurred, suggesting that the speech may be a reflection of who Brody is.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
Morand concurred, noting that the media impact value, or MIV, of the Paris shows as measured by Launchmetrics has tripled over the past three years.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
Executive producers David Bernad and Todd Schulman concurred with that idea in another Variety interview.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The Town’s host Matthew Belloni concurred, suggesting that the speech may be a reflection of who Brody is.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concur
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Last week, Russia and Ukraine agreed on a partial and tentative ceasefire in the Black Sea region.—
Luke Garrett,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2025
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This year was quite tumultuous, everyone can agree on that.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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Fascination has accompanied each of Altuve’s first six starts in left field.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The fact sheet accompanying the order is wide-ranging: a policy aimed at correcting global imbalances, restoring manufacturing, reshoring supply chains, confronting non-market economies, and ensuring the defense industrial base is no longer dependent on foreign adversaries.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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The charges were first dropped a few weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term in part because the case would impede Adams’ ability to do his job as mayor, including cooperating with Trump’s immigration crackdown, the Justice Department’s new acting deputy attorney general wrote.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Bove argued that the case had national security implications by restricting Adams’s ability to cooperate with the feds on immigration matters, interfered with the mayor’s ability to govern, and was improperly filed within nine months of the mayoral primary.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Buck’s career has coincided with the growth of the internet, an increasingly divisive place with the ascent of social media.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The move coincides with the Mediterranean country's growing tourism industry, which saw a 4% increase in visitor numbers between 2023 and 2024, with a steady influx of travelers throughout the year.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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The designation comes from the National Park City Foundation, a global organization (not associated with the National Park System) founded in 2019 that aims to rethink how nature and cities can coexist to make people’s lives better and healthier.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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Despite the vision of a do-it-all platform that can handle any financial transaction in seconds, many experts believe that multiple, specialized apps may continue to coexist.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has also launched a formal probe and is collaborating with the Australian Taxation Office.—
Grace Thomas,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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China & Other Asian Markets In the rest of Asia, Toei has already been collaborating with local companies, co-producing anime series Voltes V Legacy with the Philippines’ GMA Network, while Toei Animation signed a strategic partnership with Korea’s CJ ENM in 2021.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Engineering talent, marketing resources, and strategic focus were divided across competing products rather than united behind a singular vision.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Social media’s ability to unite the community quickly began to shine through.—
Devyn Byers,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Concur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concur. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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