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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 Rules analyst Russell Yurk concurred, and although the NFL explained why the call was correct, the ESPN broadcasters’ disgust set off a social-media firestorm about how the officials are biased toward the Chiefs. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025 Thomas later recommended revisiting Obergefell when concurring with Alito’s majority opinion in Dobbs. Samantha Riedel, Them., 6 Oct. 2025 Managers may hold more cash or shorten deal horizons to meet retail liquidity demands, the speakers concurred. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025 The world’s leading association of genocide scholars concur, per the BBC. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for concur
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  • Licensed psychotherapist Lucas Saiter agreed that a decline in crushes is common in adulthood.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Reasonable people from all sides of the current AI conversation agree that this particular paradigm shift is just different.
    Nick Tzitzon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • The numbers fluctuate over the years, but, as a broad trend, the improvement in pass completion and the number of passes made per game over the past decade was accompanied by a significant rise in goals scored and, in particular, the proportion of goals scored from open play.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Labubu craze doesn’t seem to be dying down any time soon, as new, mainstream, and rare editions are all in high demand, and fans often look for clothing and event advent calendars to accompany their cute yet scary figurines.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • The driver, a person in their 90s, stopped at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, according to police.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Every school in the district cooperated.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • The Philippines is entering a demographic juncture as slowing population growth coincides with a rising number of working-age and dependent individuals, a senior official said this week.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Orionids meteor shower peaks October 20th/21st here in 2025, coinciding with a new Moon.
    Big Think, Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • This is the first time such a relationship has been recorded in the genus Laevidentalium, offering new insights into how deep-sea organisms coexist in extreme environments.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This season, mills aim to prove that high performance and low impact can coexist in denim textiles.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • With Bleachers, he’s collaborated with heroes like Bruce Springsteen while turning his band into a live juggernaut.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The 28-year-old wunderkind has already garnered numerous Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award wins, and frequently collaborates with another renowned performer, his sister Billie Eilish.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Republicans are using the conferences and additional press calls to show that their party is united, having centrist lawmakers speak one day and then more conservative fiscal hawks the next.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In a world intent on dividing us into factions, political discourse threatens to disrupt workplace culture at a time when companies must unite around change and growth strategies in the AI era.
    Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Concur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concur. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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