concerned

adjective

con·cerned kən-ˈsərnd

Synonyms of concerned next

: anxious, worried

concerned for their safety

Concerned citizens protested the mayor's proposal.

: interested

concerned to prove the point

She was concerned to show that she could do the job.

: interestedly engaged

concerned with books and music

: culpably involved : implicated

arrested all concerned

Examples of concerned in a Sentence

The school's decision is being questioned by a group of concerned parents. Her family was very concerned for her safety. Voters are deeply concerned about the economy. a discussion that will be of interest to everyone concerned The lawyers called a meeting of all the concerned parties.

Recent Examples on the Web The author says this information can let parents and health care providers know when to be the most concerned about serious complications from ingesting THC.3 The authors also made suggestions to prevent children from ingesting these products in the first place. —

Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 12 Sep. 2023 Drunken driving: State Road On Aug. 22, a concerned resident called police after discovering a man passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle stopped on State Road. —

John Benson, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023 Marion County resident Aileen Kaye said voters are concerned about homelessness, not affordable housing. —

Julia Shumway, oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2023 Some local scientists are concerned that our understanding of how abundant these toxins are in places like Lough Neagh remains very murky. —

Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023 Its wide-ranging attack includes coercing and partnering with social-media companies, attempting to criminalize political speech, allocating government resources to control speech, and targeting concerned parents and faithful Catholics. —

Kenin M. Spivak, National Review, 10 Sep. 2023 For example, studios like Warner Bros., Paramount/CBS and Sony are concerned about salvaging their fall seasons and getting major movies into theaters. —

Erica Werner, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023 While that might be common among supplement companies, what has experts and some employees uniquely concerned is how LifeVantage has capitalized on conspiracist thinking about Covid-19 and the broader health care system to draw customers and sellers looking to resist mainstream medicine altogether. —

Lindsay Gellman, STAT, 8 Sep. 2023 Now, many concerned parents and advocates are speaking out against superintendent Mike Miles’ New Education System. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2023 See More

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