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as in to accompany
to occur or exist at the same time the 1960s, a decade in which the Cold War, the race to the moon, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement all concurred

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as in to cooperate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end all sides concurred to pass the reform legislation on campaign financing

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How does the verb concur contrast with its synonyms?

The words agree and coincide are common synonyms of concur. While all three words mean "to come into or be in harmony regarding a matter of opinion," concur often implies approval of someone else's statement or decision.

if my wife concurs, it's a deal

When would agree be a good substitute for concur?

While in some cases nearly identical to concur, agree implies complete accord usually attained by discussion and adjustment of differences.

on some points we all can agree

When is it sensible to use coincide instead of concur?

The words coincide and concur can be used in similar contexts, but coincide, used more often of opinions, judgments, wishes, or interests than of people, implies total agreement.

their wishes coincide exactly with my desire

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Recent Examples of concur In the same interview, White concurred. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025 Coach Marco Sturm concurred with them all. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025 Neuman concurs, steering his A-listers to the most secure investments. Trey Williams, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025 Investors concur, based on a trio of team sales this year in Boston, Los Angeles and Portland that spanned the sport’s economic tiers and drove values up across the board. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for concur
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  • Buyers agree that the shoes are comfortable for all-day wear.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • More recently, high-profile firms including Amazon, Apple, Coinbase, Comcast, Google, Lockheed Martin and Meta Platforms have agreed to help finance the ballroom Trump plans for the White House after ordering the building’s East Wing to be demolished.
    Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Even before today’s announcement, though, Medicare could cover the drugs for other conditions that often accompany being overweight, such as diabetes and sleep apnea.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Each dish can be paired with Carbone Riviera’s impressive wine list, focused in on Champagne, white Burgundy, and coastal Italian vino accompanied by reds from Tuscany, Burgundy and Piedmont.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • After all, if China offers the best product, why wouldn’t foreign firms want to cooperate with it?
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • What Rokita alleges in lawsuit The lawsuit argues that IPS’s policies violate Indiana law, which prohibits governmental bodies from enacting a resolution or policy that restricts employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials about someone’s citizenship or immigration status.
    Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Xi’s and Lee’s banter coincided with hints of warming relations between the two Asian nations.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
  • All that having been said, Mahomes is expected to make up some ground with Dick’s Sporting Goods in the latter half of the season, as the retailer tends to reserve the bulk of its NFL spend to coincide with the November-December holiday shopping spree.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • Freedom and authenticity can coexist with emotional depth.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Now the league and Sportradar need to figure out exactly how their separate arrangements with prediction markets can best coexist.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Singaporean transit company ComfortDelGro, meanwhile, is working with Pony AI to explore offering robotaxis, while Lyft is collaborating with Baidu to test its Apollo Go self-driving cars in Europe.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Mulaney is collaborating with Neal Katyal — the lawyer arguing the case on behalf of the plaintiffs — on a new TV series.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Supporters of the Cougars and Red Raiders have united behind Texas Tech’s official barber, Ivan Ortiz, and his wife, Maddie Ortiz, after Maddie suffered severe injuries in a recent car crash.
    Sam Jane, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The extremely complex movement incorporates a special ruby duplex escapement and unites grande and petite sonnerie, alarm, and calendar functions.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Concur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concur. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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