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as in occurrence
the occurrence or existence of several things at once
the concurrence of my birthday and the concert by my favorite band made my preference for a birthday present pretty obvious
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2
as in agreement
the state of being of one opinion about something
looked for some sign of concurrence among the delegates to the conference
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3
as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we needed the concurrence of the boss before proceeding with the project
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Recent Examples of concurrence
There is no specific rule about who qualifies for the honor, a decision controlled by concurrence from both the House and Senate.
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Matt Brown, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
There is no specific rule about who qualifies for the honor, a decision that is controlled by concurrence from both the House and Senate.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
In a 46-page concurrence, Gorsuch stressed the primary role of Congress.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The proposal by the three council members at the press conference was a collective concurrence by a majority of the Rules Committee members in advance of a public hearing.
—Donna Frye, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Matt Brown, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
There is no specific rule about who qualifies for the honor, a decision that is controlled by concurrence from both the House and Senate.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
In a 46-page concurrence, Gorsuch stressed the primary role of Congress.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The proposal by the three council members at the press conference was a collective concurrence by a majority of the Rules Committee members in advance of a public hearing.
—Donna Frye, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrence
Noun
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Rescues and medical incidents are frequent occurrences due to the extreme conditions on Everest and its high altitude, with a handful of deaths reported every year.—
Manish Paudel,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Vision problems can often mimic symptoms of ADHD, learning disabilities, or other conditions, making misdiagnoses a common occurrence.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The agreements — made with Epstein’s Southern Trust Company — were signed by executives of the Swiss bank and de Rothschild.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal is citing senior American negotiators and officials as saying chances of an agreement with Iran by tonight's deadline are slim.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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To qualify for the legal permission to remain in the country, these immigrants must pass background checks and renew their application every two years.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Associated Press has been granted permission by the Iranian government to send an additional team into the country for a brief reporting trip.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Just the same, the flip side of this is that baseball is notoriously fickle and often deceptive from one day to the next, with the line between coincidence and trend ever-blurry.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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That venue choice was no coincidence, as the new album is in many ways a meditation on the group’s cultural identity.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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Decision-making gets simpler too — no group consensus needed.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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The consensus All-American is a well-rounded force at center.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The work stoppage was overwhelmingly approved by the rank-and-file via a strike authorization vote weeks before the contract was up.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ring faced further scrutiny when the Federal Trade Commission investigated the company in 2023 after employees illegally surveilled customers and accessed footage without authorization.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Many of these stemmed from the uneasy coexistence of political parties with religion – which was newly protected by the First Amendment – and with the Catholic Church in particular.—
Derek Arnold,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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Its Ten-Point Plan calls for a secular democratic republic, a non-nuclear Iran, gender equality, separation of religion and state, a free-market economy, peaceful coexistence with the world, and recognition of the rights of Iran’s diverse nationalities within a unified country.—
Kazem Kazerounian,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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The two worked in unison to generate easy offense for New York down the stretch.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Then the crowd filled in, carrying the second verse in word-perfect unison.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Concurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrence. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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