1
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
Justice Elena Kagan filed a separate concurrence, joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
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Kevin Cope, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Just one week away from concurrence, the Kentucky legislature is moving quickly to pass laws on a priority topic — public education.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
In the eyes of history, however, the more influential opinion was a concurrence by Justice Robert Jackson.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Gorsuch explained this masterfully in his concurrence.
—David French, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Cope, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Just one week away from concurrence, the Kentucky legislature is moving quickly to pass laws on a priority topic — public education.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
In the eyes of history, however, the more influential opinion was a concurrence by Justice Robert Jackson.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Gorsuch explained this masterfully in his concurrence.
—David French, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrence
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This is a regular occurrence from the likes of Spotify, but a first from Apple.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Coyote sightings caught on video Video shows a coyote casually walking by a house on Tamboer Drive in North Haledon, which neighbors described as a regular occurrence.—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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As part of the distribution agreement, the slate will also roll out in mainland China via Xiaohongshu, the digital lifestyle platform whose daily active user base tops 200 million.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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One of the project’s most significant adversaries is the city of Sacramento — while the area is not under their governance, city officials argue the development would violate a decades-old habitat conservation agreement with the county.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Cassidy could be the favorite to land either job if he’s ever granted permission from the Golden Knights to interview with them.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The Supreme Court is being asked to weigh in on a legal battle over a Texas law requiring app stores to implement age verification for users and require parental permission for minors to download apps after a federal appeals court allowed the law to go into effect.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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The discovery of both victims is described in a study published in the archaeological park’s e-journal, but the finding of the man with the mortar represents a particularly moving historical coincidence.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
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Earlier that morning, McKendrick had met with Shonda Rhimes, a striking coincidence that wasn’t lost on her but took some explaining in conversation.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
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The consensus seems to be that the Mavs will target a point guard, which makes sense as the Mavs’ current lead guard, Kyrie Irving, is 34 and missed all of last season recovering from a torn ACL.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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Plenty to choose from, on the path to not arriving at any true consensus choice.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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His alleged crime was preaching without the authorization of the Church of England, the colony’s official church.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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The pilot's project manager says Dominion's water court filing seeks authorization to harvest approximately 111 acre-feet of water annually.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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The fund, developed in partnership with documentary platforms Greenstories and DocedgeKolkata, targets films built around the theme of coexistence – examining relationships between human communities, wildlife, ecology and climate across India.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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For Niemiller, the entire issue boils down to coexistence.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The folks in the national sports media sometimes move like lemmings, all following each other — able to suddenly turn in perfect unison and head in the same direction, like flocks of birds.—
Greg Cote
June 17,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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So, late-arriving fans simply stood outside, watching on their own and cheering in unison.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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“Concurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrence. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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