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as in agreed
to have or come to the same opinion or point of view
I concur with your assessment of the political situation
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as in accompanied
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 collaborated
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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Recent Examples of concurred
Ducks coach Joel Quenneville concurred.
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Phillip Lyons, dean of Sam Houston State University’s College of Criminal Justice, and Maria Haberfeld, a professor of police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, both concurred after independently viewing Atkins’ bodycam footage.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
Receiver Kayshon Boutte concurred.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Family members concurred, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Dalot received a yellow, which VAR concurred with, meaning United kept their 11 on the pitch.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Disney chief information and data officer Susan Doniz concurred.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 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
Congressional leaders were consulted, and concurred that a declaration of war was not necessary.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Phillip Lyons, dean of Sam Houston State University’s College of Criminal Justice, and Maria Haberfeld, a professor of police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, both concurred after independently viewing Atkins’ bodycam footage.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
Receiver Kayshon Boutte concurred.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Family members concurred, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Dalot received a yellow, which VAR concurred with, meaning United kept their 11 on the pitch.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Disney chief information and data officer Susan Doniz concurred.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 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
Congressional leaders were consulted, and concurred that a declaration of war was not necessary.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurred
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But the court also agreed to hear arguments about whether the Democratic mid-decade gerrymandering push is legal, regardless of whether voters approve the referendum.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Last summer, European members of NATO agreed to raise defense spending to 5% of their individual national GDP — a move Trump had been pushing for for some time.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Children must be accompanied by an adult to receive free admission.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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In the doc, West and Clarke are accompanied by Alexandra Tolstoy, an expert and guide.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Republican states like Florida and Texas have long had expansive 287(g) programs, and the two states have for years collaborated with the federal government on immigration, in part due to their proximity to Mexico and the Gulf.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The first Olympics that Svrluga worked at was the 2004 Athens Summer Games, and he was struck by the way colleagues at the paper collaborated at such a big event.—
Andrew Dampf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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To see an artist of this caliber in such a vulnerable position of trying something new coincided with portraying a character at a turning point in his life.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The mileage rules change coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw dramatic increases in prices for cars and many other goods.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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The driver stopped and tried to help and cooperated with investigators.—
Saul Pink,
San Antonio Express-News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Decades later, Faraci cooperated with Modrowski’s lawyer during the post-conviction proceedings and submitted two affidavits in 2019 and 2011 denying Modrowski was involved, court records show.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The hour-long cinema experience brings together eight episodes from across the show’s three series, united around themes of play, friendship and family.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Across four continents, his visionary quests as an entrepreneur, explorer, chieftain, and adventurer were all united by his lack of success.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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