concerned with
idiom
1
: interested in
They were more concerned with discussing the latest office gossip than with getting the job done.
2
: having to do with : about
The memo is chiefly concerned with hiring policies.
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Those not concerned with watching episodes in real-time can stream them the next day on Peacock.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Many said they were concerned with attacks on democracy — and truth.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
The credits cite as inspiration Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland, a tale concerned with the entropy of 1960s radicalism.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Others were concerned with the offense having too many men on the line of scrimmage.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Many said they were concerned with attacks on democracy — and truth.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
The credits cite as inspiration Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland, a tale concerned with the entropy of 1960s radicalism.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Others were concerned with the offense having too many men on the line of scrimmage.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Concerned with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerned%20with. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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