concerted

adjective con·cert·ed \ kən-ˈsər-təd \

|Updated on: 20 Jun 2018

Examples: concerted in a Sentence

Definition of concerted

1 a : mutually contrived or agreed on

a concerted effort

a concerted agreement

b : performed in unison

concerted artillery fire

The slowdown was a concerted action by the workers.

2 : arranged in parts for several voices or instruments

The concerted pieces were interspersed with solos.

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concertedly

adverb

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concertedness

noun

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Examples of concerted in a Sentence

They made a concerted effort to make her feel welcome.
a victory like that results only from the concerted effort of the entire team

Recent Examples of concerted from the Web

Back in early October 2016, about a month before the presidential election, U.S. intelligence officials were about to release a statement on what appeared to be a concerted Russian effort to interfere in the American democratic process.

— matt ford, The New Republic, "How Conservatives Conned James Comey," 15 June 2018
In what was clearly a concerted effort to connect more with the fans, most all of the team spent time glad-handing the crowd, from Steve Kerr to Curry to Swaggy.

— al saracevic, San Francisco Chronicle, "Warriors throw a championship street party in Oakland," 12 June 2018
The entity seems to be more of a trip line to detect future attacks than a concerted effort to find the culprits behind the Cuban and Chinese incidents.

— joe pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Is Still Clueless About the Creepy 'Sonic' Attacks in China and Cuba," 7 June 2018
The concerted effort to skew the reality of slavery is reflected in movies, school textbooks and classroom assignments, and has been heard in?

— lincoln anthony blades, Teen Vogue, "The Myth of the "Happy Slave," Explained," 2 June 2018
The June 28 Los Angeles fundraiser coincides with a concerted effort by Democrats to retake Congress in the 2018 midterm elections in November.

— bradford betz, Fox News, "Obama to headline pricey LA fundraiser for Democrats later this month," 2 June 2018
The course has made a concerted effort in recent years toward improving playability, particularly in terms of drainage so that carts are able to go off the path more frequently.

— brent kennedy, Howard County Times, "Renditions Golf Course," 1 June 2018
Beginning with the landmark 1964 surgeon general’s report on smoking and health, concerted public health, regulatory, and economic efforts have lowered the smoking rate from nearly 45 percent in 1965 to about 15 percent today.

— marlon graf, STAT, "Chronic diseases are taxing our health care system and our economy," 31 May 2018
European regulators have made a concerted effort to deal with NPLs.

— The Economist, "Bad loans remain a concern in Italy and across southern Europe," 26 May 2018

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