CONCORDANCES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

concordances

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plural of concordance

as in consonances

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Then, the drums and bass line kick in, as do Antone’s haunting harmonies.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
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

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Their speculations, although deemed inaccurate by later historians, helped shape popular understandings of the ancient druids.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
But few such understandings appear to exist in the Russian-Ukrainian case.

— Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

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Inside, concerts perform to a backdrop of the largest- and highest-resolution screen in the world, which covers everything but the 20,000 seats that rise up one side.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
In September of 2022, at two tribute concerts for late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Lee and Lifeson performed together for the first time since Peart’s death, with a revolving crew of drummers.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 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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