CONCORDANCES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

concordances

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plural of concordance

as in consonances

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This Lusitania didn’t sink as a formal band played, but the ticking of each man’s pocket watch synchronized to form a furious percussion section, and all those wailing women’s voices layered into girl-group harmonies.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
The title track is adorned by a trumpet line played by Sam and harmonies between the siblings.

— W. Reed Putnam, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

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Putin and Erdoğan’s secret campaigns are being fought under the radar, in places that are torn between rival nation states and their conflicting understandings of the past and future.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
But the industry’s significance to black history goes beyond economic understandings of racial uplift.

— John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Definition of understandings

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The 174th annual Lake County Fair kicks off Friday with new vendors, concerts, a few booth location changes, and a moving performance during the first weekend, officials said.

— Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
The concerts will benefit Roan’s Midwest Princess Project, which the singer launched in 2025 and helps provide fostering care, connection, and access to resources to trans youth.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

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Nwosu's portrait of Lagos is filled with care and nuance, with an eye to the complicated solidarities that bind its people together.

— Teresa Xie, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
The third explores attempts by thinkers to use the concept of Asia to forge solidarities, which unraveled at the Asian Relations Conference in Delhi in 1947, when regional powers could not resolve their contradictions.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

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