as in regarding
having to do with
we had a meeting with the principal today concerning the new policy on student-run organizations
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Relevance
1
as in covering
to have (something) as a subject matter
the book concerns the challenges faced by children growing up in single-parent households
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2
as in affecting
to be the business or affair of
the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us
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as in bothering
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
we were greatly concerned by reports that yet another previously unknown virus is now posing a threat
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Recent Examples of concerning
James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The biggest news concerning the next Academy Awards is that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extended the season two weeks past its predecessor’s date, meaning the 98th Oscars are now set for Sunday, March 15, 2026.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Issuing a health advisory alerts clinicians to consider Ebola in patients who have concerning symptoms and who have recently traveled to infected areas.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Some see this as a concerning trend, but it can also be viewed as an opportunity to rethink how the ethical hacking community engages with this next wave of talent.
—Chris Wysopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Having a limited status does not mean that both players will not be able to play but the nature of both those injuries is concerning.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The biggest news concerning the next Academy Awards is that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extended the season two weeks past its predecessor’s date, meaning the 98th Oscars are now set for Sunday, March 15, 2026.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Issuing a health advisory alerts clinicians to consider Ebola in patients who have concerning symptoms and who have recently traveled to infected areas.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Some see this as a concerning trend, but it can also be viewed as an opportunity to rethink how the ethical hacking community engages with this next wave of talent.
—Chris Wysopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concerning
Preposition
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Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The tragedy is still under investigation but concerns have been raised regarding congested airspace and understaffed air traffic control facilities at Reagan National.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Welcome to Path to Playoff, the USA TODAY Sports newsletter covering all things college football and the chase for this year's national championship.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Turnstile bassist Franz Lyons can also be seen covering his eyes and running towards the back of the stage.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Swells generated by Humberto will begin affecting portions of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda this weekend and early next week.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Now, everybody does, and so this is affecting what happens in film festivals.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The injury that will sideline Herro to begin this season is one that had been bothering him for a few months.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Even scrambling around, his knee was bothering him.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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But she’s perturbed when Emily adds on the allegation about her makeout session, which Gretchen’s fiancé Slade claims to have on tape.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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But Dalton, from Radford, Virginia, was more concerned about Kirk’s legacy.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hudson has dressed other leading political figures as well, including Michelle Obama, who wore his oxblood tailoring to the 2021 inauguration day.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Obama Presidential Center was conceptualized as a campus, including a museum, library, athletic facility, and fruit and vegetable gardens to act as a community space in commemoration of the 44th president of the United States.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rebecca Hall plays Rosenkrantz and Ben Whishaw plays Hujar, who offers a detailed account of his previous day’s activity, involving such idiosyncratic eminences as Susan Sontag and Allen Ginsberg—and the sorts of gamesmanship and intimate tensions that ensnare and frustrate artistic energies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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In another incident on May 23, police put a tracking device on a Lexus believed to have been stolen by 65th Village members, only to have the car be used to steal another Lexus, then travel to Sunnyvale, where both cars were used in a burglary involving seven people, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lewis was arrested on Friday on charges of disturbing schools and malicious injury to property with a value of over $10,000, the sheriff's office said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis, 32, was arrested Friday and charged with disturbing schools and malicious injury to property, the Florence County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Concerning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concerning. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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