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noun

ˈkän(t)-sərt How to pronounce concert (audio)
Definition of concertnext
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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verb

kən-ˈsərt How to pronounce concert (audio)
1
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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2
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
Noun
For those of us still mourning the end of The Vampire Lestat, thankfully, AMC is releasing a whole concert of the bratty vampire in performance at the Beacon Theatre. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 Since the 1996 Olympics, Atlanta has regularly hosted college football playoff games, Super Bowls, concerts from stars like Beyoncé, Shakira, Ariana Grande and more, and most recently eight matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
Taylor joined Travis in Nashville for the festivities and even put on a surprise performance at the Tight Ends & Friends concert at the Brooklyn Bowl. — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026 This has distorted access not only to concert tickets but also to everyday services such as train ticket reservations. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for concert
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concert
  1. performance
  2. arrange
  3. collaborate
  4. festival
  5. negotiate
  6. cooperate
  7. musicale
  8. conclude
Noun
  • Webb mentioned his poor performance in Boston in 2024, allowing four runs on nine hits over 3 2/3 innings.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The following year, there were six clubs whose goalkeeping performance was below that level, dominated by Nottingham Forest, who used Matt Turner and Matz Sels at different stages in the season.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
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Verb
  • Palestinians and Lebanese displaced by the 1967 war were joining relatives or acquaintances in Dearborn, and residents arranged food and medical services for the new arrivals.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Solano also arranged for 30 Jackson patients to go to the 14-bed Dulce Hogar ALF on Northwest 26th Avenue between 2016 and the end of 2023.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrange
Verb
  • Geneticist Shai Carmi, an associate professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has collaborated on an unpublished analysis of another grave from the same cemetery but was not involved in the research on Zosia.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, board members urged the county office to work with the district toward a resolution, with board member Jasjit Singh calling it an opportunity for the county office to collaborate with the district on its fiscal challenges.
    — Chaewon Chung August 21, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborate
Noun
  • The Deauville Industry Days sidebar, taking place over two days at the festival being held at the French seaside town, will incorporate various talks, panels and sessions.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • For over 70 years, the Cannes Lions festival has welcomed marketing and advertising suits to the South of France for a week of schmoozing and dealmaking.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
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Verb
  • Tensions escalated this week after the deadline for Washington and Tehran to negotiate a peace deal formally expired on Monday, despite relations having nosedived — and fighting restarted — weeks prior.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As labor groups negotiate with the California State University for better pay, the higher education system released a study that concluded total compensation for its staff and faculty was competitive with comparable employers and institutions.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiate
Verb
  • The deal came as Washington increased pressure on neighboring Rwanda over its support for M23 rebels, a dynamic analysts say may help explain Congo’s willingness to cooperate.
    — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Boohoo, which bought department store chain Debenhams in 2021 and years later renamed itself Debenhams Group, reportedly said through a spokesperson that the company has already cooperated fully with the watchdog.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooperate
Noun
  • Two new compact disks, both of them more or less perfect and charming, evoke the ambience of the Proustian musicale.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The concert itself felt both intimate and grand — like a musicale staged in a living room with 2,364 vacant red seats.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2020
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Verb
  • This concludes a much more low-key episode than the pilot but one that keeps its characters in full view while nudging each mystery carefully forward.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Any doubts over whether that deal would be concluded would have been banished as soon as Riad was taken off.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
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