1
as in to agree
to have or come to the same opinion or point of view
I concur with your assessment of the political situation
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2
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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Recent Examples of concur
Seventy-seven percent of adults 65 and older and 67% of 18-29-year-olds concurred.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
An independent engineer Sagorac hired to inspect the property concurred.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Politicians in our highest offices concur despite swearing an oath to protect the Constitution.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Critics have argued, and polling of the public has concurred, that the new domestic policy law benefits the wealthy at the expense of the working class.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
An independent engineer Sagorac hired to inspect the property concurred.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Politicians in our highest offices concur despite swearing an oath to protect the Constitution.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Critics have argued, and polling of the public has concurred, that the new domestic policy law benefits the wealthy at the expense of the working class.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concur
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Government leaders and local experts on transit agree one-way streets, which were intended to make travel faster for commuters heading in and out of downtown, present safety concerns.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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An undercover operation in 2022 revealed that Komarczyk and his associate, Irazmar Carbajal, agreed to move $100,000 of what the FBI believed to be sanctioned money belonging to members of Venezuela’s government.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Residents here have above average educational backgrounds and the higher incomes that accompany them.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Permits are invalid unless they are accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection from an accredited veterinarian indicating that the animal is free of disease.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The evidence that Song was the shooter comes from a green mask the assailant wore from which samples that tested positive for Song’s DNA were taken and from interviews with cooperating sources, FBI Special Agent Clark Wiethorn testified at the hearing.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Council failed to speak up about recent threats facing the immigrant community, Mateo-Pascual said, including the controversial immigration enforcement bill requiring sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Consumer sentiment fell more than 7 points from December 2018 to January 2019, coinciding with the most recent government shutdown, according to a Committee for Responsible Federal Budget analysis of University of Michigan survey data.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The date coincides with the start of UK Black History Month.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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Clearly, country music has expanded to the point where Cody Johnson, Zach Top and The Red Clay Strays coexist alongside Bailey Zimmerman or Shaboozey.—
Alan Light,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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In Cat, Katherine Rogers suggests that coexisting with lawless cats flatters our liberal egos.—
Rebecca van Laer
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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The unit collaborates with various federal, state, tribal, and local partners, including the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations, to combat terrorism.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Then, as now, The Lancet medical journal collaborated with the environmental nonprofit EAT and dozens of international researchers to determine how food producers could feed the burgeoning global population without further harming the environment.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The team unites design, R&D, and manufacturing under one roof to reduce unnecessary markups, so that consumers pay for craftsmanship, not middlemen.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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What unites these subscribers to America’s growing warrior culture is not their personal relationship to fighting but rather their perspective on what role the warrior, with the wisdom afforded by his abilities, should play in society.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Concur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concur. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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