Definition of concurnext
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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 Disney chief information and data officer Susan Doniz concurred. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026 Officials at Orange County Probation also concur. Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026 Hortiz concurred with his longtime colleague. Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026 Tolbert suggested, and Bibb concurred, that the most expedient course would be for the Wings to take over the project’s development. Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concur
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  • But even proponents of the efforts to tackle nutrition concerns don't agree on which foods to target.
    Alan Greenblatt, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • If nothing changes, the Hispanic arts industry in Arkansas could be threatened, both musicians agreed.
    Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 12 Jan. 2026
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  • Thundersnow, a rare weather event, occurs when snow, rather than rain, accompanies a thunderstorm.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Miami’s traffic surge has accompanied its population boom during and after the pandemic.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
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  • Local police are generally barred from cooperating with immigration enforcement under state law.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The driver stopped at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
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  • The latter was appointed president of Polimoda in 2006, to coincide with the school’s 20th anniversary.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Conveniently, this level also coincides with the technical support zone visible on the chart above.
    Nishant Pant, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In the Everglades, alligators and crocodiles coexist (and are seen regularly), and the flora and fauna are so robust that this national park was the first set aside purely for its biodiversity.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Designed to coexist with its natural surroundings, the building is one of only 35 in the world to achieve full Living Building Challenge certification, generating its own energy and treating its own water.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 11 Jan. 2026
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  • That will set the stage for revealing the latest intriguing and perhaps crucial insights underlying how LLMs veer into collaborating on delusional thinking with users.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The system itself collaborates in his impunity because acknowledging the truth would implicate everyone.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
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  • Clergy united in solidarity in light of what happened in Minnesota.
    Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Set against the backdrop of 1930s East London, the musical dramatizes a pivotal historical moment when over 100,000 residents – Jews, Irish dockers, trade unionists, communists and everyday locals – united to oppose the rise of fascism in their neighborhood.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026

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“Concur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concur. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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