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plural of concert
as in performances
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

present tense third-person singular of concert
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as in arranges
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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Recent Examples of concerts
Noun
Millions of people were under warnings associated with the storm, which has already canceled concerts and prompted people on islands near Cape Cod to head to the mainland in the days ahead of the nor’easter’s arrival. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Ed Sheeran‘s beleaguered Gillette Stadium concerts tonight and Saturday have been canceled due to the nor’easter threatening New England with severe weather. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 In 2024, Arrowhead hosted 10 large-scale events, including four college football games, a Monster Jam and three concerts. — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 Fans throwing objects, especially beer, has become a hot-button issue, and increasingly common, at some country music concerts over the last two years. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026 Ed Sheeran's concerts at Gillette Stadium have been canceled. — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Matsunori There’s an unwritten rule that restaurants in Fenway like to keep things moving—patrons in this part of town often have Red Sox games or concerts at MGM Music Hall to catch. — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026 The rapper, who has been a vocal advocate for the Palestinian cause, revealed three concerts set to take place in late October in Dublin, Paris and London. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 In July, Jay commemorated both of those albums with two back-to-back concerts at Yankee Stadium. — Alex Gonzalez, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
There are also new locker room accommodations for visiting teams that can be turned into lounges for celebrities and musical artists when Albertsons Stadium hosts concerts. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026 Plus, don't wait too long to snag tickets for the John Mellencamp and Benson Boone concerts. — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 July 2026 Before Wowed Out arrives, James will join Beck, Jackson Browne, Bill Murray, Britt Daniel and others for July’s all-star Music From the Films of Wes Anderson concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 23 June 2026 For example, Hard Rock Stadium, home to the Miami Dolphins, hosted two Shakira concerts days before a Club World Cup game last year. — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 That’s right, free outdoor chamber music concerts around Orange County all summer long, with a new traveling stage on wheels. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 9 June 2026 Acrisure Stadium is buzzing with excitement ahead of the back-to-back Morgan Wallen concerts. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 3 June 2026 Some scenes are set at fan signing events and concerts awash with colorful light sticks and placards. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concerts
Noun
  • Musical performances also include De La Soul, Goose, TV On The Radio, Bruce Springsteen & Tom Morello.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • He was recognized for his iconic role as Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as standout performances in the likes of The Night Manager, War Horse and Midnight in Paris, and an impressive stage career too.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The team’s creepiest and most contented member is Xavier Von Erck (Matthew Maher), an online vigilante who arranges the show’s meetups, spending his days and nights fishing around in online chat rooms.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • AmaWaterways arranges pre- and post-cruise stays of several nights in both cities with luxury accommodations, cultural exploration led by local experts, and transfers between hotel and ship.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The company operates as a specialist, non-bank senior lender with a team that collaborates across structured credit, investment banking and film and television finance.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The trips Sudō took with them, playing tour guide across remote regions of Japan, introduced her to many of the weavers and dyers, often working in small wooden ateliers attached to family homes, with whom Nuno still collaborates today.
    — Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Global Wellness Institute’s 2026 outlook explicitly bundles sober morning raves with multi-day wellness festivals.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The film world premiered at TIFF in 2025 and then went on to screen in a more than a dozen film festivals including BFI London, Malmo and the Red Sea International Film Festival.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Still, the complete omission of the TV (or film) studios is surprising, as is the lack of mention of Paramount’s pay cable network Showtime, which, like the basic cable nets, negotiates carriage agreements.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the weeks that follow, Magnolia plans her daughter’s birthday, negotiates her relationship with her daughter’s father, and coördinates medical care for her aging parents, who are living in Haiti amid growing violence.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cycling is another option when the coastal weather cooperates.
    — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026
  • If the horizon is clear and the weather cooperates, these are the evenings to circle on your skywatching calendar.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The annual promotion from the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, which usually concludes at the end of September, is still going at area restaurants, many of them joining for the first time.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The name change will happen after the 2026 regular season concludes.
    — Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • What unites these seemingly disparate topics is Wilson’s knack for putting himself into scenarios with unusual people that lead him into unexpected territory—a lesson in the virtues of simple observation.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Stoa conference joins a rich landscape of similar convenings, like Talking Galleries, which looks at the art market, and the Aspen Ideas Festival, which unites people from business, tech, media, public policy, and more.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Concerts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concerts. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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