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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
Far from being a sign of dotage, scientists concurred, music practice in old age confers all kinds of cognitive benefits.
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Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Judge DeAndrea Benjamin concurred with the opinion.
—Ryan Oehrli
april 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Glaser concurred with Feig the film and TV business is in a state of contraction.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson concurred in the ruling but disagreed with some of the majority’s reasoning.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
At least that’s according to interviews here with several Illini and Huskies players, who universally concurred that the media versions of Underwood and Hurley are not really an accurate portrayal of their personalities.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
New Era’s administrator, Eduardo Castellanos, concurred.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Rogers, whose 2nd District encompasses much of the Kansas City, North, concurred.
—Eric Adler
march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Justice Elena Kagan, joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, concurred but flagged that the outcome might have been different if Colorado’s law had been content‑based but viewpoint‑neutral.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Judge DeAndrea Benjamin concurred with the opinion.
—Ryan Oehrli
april 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Glaser concurred with Feig the film and TV business is in a state of contraction.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson concurred in the ruling but disagreed with some of the majority’s reasoning.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
At least that’s according to interviews here with several Illini and Huskies players, who universally concurred that the media versions of Underwood and Hurley are not really an accurate portrayal of their personalities.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
New Era’s administrator, Eduardo Castellanos, concurred.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Rogers, whose 2nd District encompasses much of the Kansas City, North, concurred.
—Eric Adler
march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Justice Elena Kagan, joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, concurred but flagged that the outcome might have been different if Colorado’s law had been content‑based but viewpoint‑neutral.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurred
Verb
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However, the facility agreed in 2025 to surrender its state license to sell dogs as part of a legal settlement tied to an animal cruelty investigation, Dane County officials said in March.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Everyone agreed that the post was, at best, deliberately misleading.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The aperitivo—mid-morning snack accompanied by booze—is a quintessential part of the Rastro experience, so pepper your bargain-sleuthing with boozy pit stops.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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These travel résumés detail everything from a client’s board positions to whether they’re accompanied by young, noisy children or less-disruptive older teens.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In response, Archdiocese teams collaborated with CPS teams to evaluate their options.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Plaza and Abbott first collaborated on the psychological drama Black Bear, acting as two-thirds of a twisted love triangle.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The early years of that time period coincided with the onset of the COVID pandemic, where there was little activity of any kind happening.—
Chase Jordan
April 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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The new project, which coincided with the brand’s 50th anniversary, offered casual fans and true aficionados the opportunity to discover the Armani archives with an interactive online platform that collated and organized its collections.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Podesta cooperated with the investigation and is an unindicted co-conspirator, according to her attorney Bill Portanova.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Police said the driver was not injured and cooperated with investigators.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That same year, the pair united again for a 10-day summer tour of Canada.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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That is not so different from the story of Israel, a country built by people from diverse backgrounds, united by a common aspiration for self-determination.—
Elad Strohmayer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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