concerted

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

|Updated on: 1 Aug 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

Getting to this point in Williams’s career took concerted effort.

— michelle garcia, Vox, "Serena Williams, working mom hero," 11 July 2018
Against a mobile quarterback in Hinton, Louisville has to make a concerted effort — for the fifth straight week — to get into the backfield and put pressure on the quarterback.

— jake lourim, The Courier-Journal, "How Louisville football can (and can't) lose to Wake Forest," 9 July 2018
While plastic straws are not a major source of plastic waste oceans, straws have become the plastic boogeyman, and there has been a concerted effort by activists to reduce their use.

— sarah gray, Fortune, "Hyatt Hotels, Like Starbucks, Says 'Good-Bye' to Plastic Straws," 9 July 2018
But some are beginning to question whether the delays are evidence of a concerted effort to keep transgender recruits out, despite the court rulings.

— New York Times, "Ban Was Lifted, but Transgender Recruits Still Can’t Join Up," 5 July 2018
After years of concerted effort and focus by teachers and students, Del Norte High’s math program has been consistently proving that its approach to helping and encouraging all students to excel is working, says Principal Greg Mizel.

— elizabeth marie himchak, Pomerado News, "Del Norte High math students meet challenge," 5 July 2018
There does seem to be more of a concerted effort since Cohen retained Petrillo, a veteran of the Southern District of New York, with which Cohen would be cutting a deal.

— aaron blake, Washington Post, "Michael Cohen to Trump: I will flip on you," 2 July 2018
Sunday night’s shooting also underscores that gang violence can erupt without notice, despite a concerted police effort to suppress it.

— don babwin, The Seattle Times, "Police say 3 girls wounded in Chicago gang crossfire," 2 July 2018
But more than anything else, the Supreme Court’s decision was a significant and tangible byproduct of a larger Republican battle being waged in Washington since Trump took office: the concerted effort to stack U.S. courts with conservative judges.

— nash jenkins, Time, "Republicans Are Thrilled With the Supreme Court's Decision Upholding Trump's Travel Ban," 26 June 2018

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