as in performance
an entertainment featuring singing or the playing of musical instruments
during the summer various groups give concerts on the town green
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as in to arrange
to bring about through discussion and compromise
warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence
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as in to collaborate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
the governor is eager to concert with the federal authorities on this matter
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Recent Examples of concert
Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
The brief appearance was Joel’s first time back on stage since last May’s news about his diagnosis; his last full concert took place in February 2025.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
The Beatles stopped touring at the end of 1966 and disbanded in 1970, which makes the Comiskey Park concert a unique moment in time.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The climate here works in concert with the estate’s soils.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
The brief appearance was Joel’s first time back on stage since last May’s news about his diagnosis; his last full concert took place in February 2025.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Before Doncic – who this summer signed a three-year, $165 million extension and celebrated with Lakers’ brass at a Backstreet Boys concert in Las Vegas – had settled in as a Laker.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
The Beatles stopped touring at the end of 1966 and disbanded in 1970, which makes the Comiskey Park concert a unique moment in time.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concert
Noun
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When the performance ended, the singers stood tall, soaking in the auspicious moment.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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In many cases, that push produces incredible feats of athletic performance.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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From his first run with the Academy Awards arranging team in 2008, Walden was hooked; the job seamlessly blended his favorite parts about film scoring and classical composing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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In this model, the debt consolidation program combines multiple debts — typically high-rate credit card balances — into a single monthly obligation, often through a personal loan arranged by a partner lender or debt relief company.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The government took a genuine invitation to collaborate as a perfidious power grab.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The companies will collaborate to enhance the Air Force’s multi-cloud architecture.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Despite major changes this year to timing and logistics, SXSW will again spotlight comedy and action films that other festivals don’t show, as well as be a hotbed for discovery of new talent.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The festival usually coincides with St Patrick’s Day — although not this year — and has become a showcase for Irish racing.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But general-education courses play a pivotal role in a department’s ability to recruit potential majors, pull in tuition revenue and negotiate hiring additional faculty.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Leagues and players’ associations negotiate workplace rules, and those agreements are exempt from antitrust scrutiny.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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However, the defense’s closing arguments called into question the reliability of the prosecution’s cooperating witness, Nathan Josiah Baumann, who was found close to the scene of the shooting and ultimately pleaded guilty last year.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Diaz-Canel said that Havana has been cooperating with Washington in the wake of the incident, that the injured received medical care, and that the relatives of the deceased have been notified.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The contrast makes an American happy: on the one side, tradition, serious public performance, luxury; on the other, émigré teachers, amateur musicales and family shenanigans, casual summers in the modest countryside.—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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Hyacinth Bridgerton and Gareth St. Clair meet at the Smythe-Smith musicale, an annual performance by one of London’s most notorious quartets.—
Leah Campano,
Seventeen,
24 Mar. 2022
Verb
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Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Federal investigators said their review uncovered broader violations, concluding the district also allowed male students to access female-only facilities and compete on girls teams.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Concert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concert. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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