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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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How does the verb concur contrast with its synonyms?

The words agree and coincide are common synonyms of concur. While all three words mean "to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion," concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision.

if my wife concurs, it's a deal

When would agree be a good substitute for concur?

While in some cases nearly identical to concur, agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences.

on some points we all can agree

When is it sensible to use coincide instead of concur?

The words coincide and concur can be used in similar contexts, but coincide, used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement.

their wishes coincide exactly with my desire

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Recent Examples of concur Antonio De Matteis, CEO of Kiton, concurred. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025 Head coach Craig Berube concurred. Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 As an on-camera figure, Geist concurred that the energy of live events goes two ways. Andrew McGowan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025 Rules analyst Russell Yurk concurred, and although the NFL explained why the call was correct, the ESPN broadcasters’ disgust set off a social-media firestorm about how the officials are biased toward the Chiefs. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for concur
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Verb
  • Buyers agree that the shoes are comfortable for all-day wear.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • More recently, high-profile firms including Amazon, Apple, Coinbase, Comcast, Google, Lockheed Martin and Meta Platforms have agreed to help finance the ballroom Trump plans for the White House after ordering the building’s East Wing to be demolished.
    Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The accompanying image shows a glass bottle of vanilla coffee syrup.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Two guesthouses accompany the roughly 4,500-square-foot main residence.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • However, officials said Ashlee Buzzard has not cooperated in the investigation and has not provided an explanation for her daughter's whereabouts.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Washington is taking it seriously, and Seoul will review how to cooperate with its ally on the issue.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Xi’s and Lee’s banter coincided with hints of warming relations between the two Asian nations.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
  • All that having been said, Mahomes is expected to make up some ground with Dick’s Sporting Goods in the latter half of the season, as the retailer tends to reserve the bulk of its NFL spend to coincide with the November-December holiday shopping spree.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Freedom and authenticity can coexist with emotional depth.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Now the league and Sportradar need to figure out exactly how their separate arrangements with prediction markets can best coexist.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Marrow at the Market’s bar program will collaborate with Eastern Market neighbor Detroit City Distillery and nearby craft breweries, and the Royce will curate its wine program.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Lapua Magnum Lapua, Research Armament, and Accuracy International collaborated to design the Lapua Magnum in the 1980s.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Other than a handful of defections, Schumer has kept his party mostly united during the painful funding lapse.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Quantum gravity, the latest framework uniting relativity and quantum mechanics, proposes that even space and time are not fundamental.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Concur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concur. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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