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
Kavanaugh wrote in his concurrence that the plaintiffs likely lack standing to bring the legal challenge, contending the administration is likely to succeed in defeating the lawsuit.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
Sotomayor takes exception to Kavanaugh's explanation Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who agreed with the Trump administration, said in his concurrence on Sept. 8 that the District Court overreached in limiting ICE’s authority to briefly stop people and ask them about their immigration status.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The House resolutions now go to the Senate for concurrence.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
The Act cannot become law without review and concurrence by the 2 EU legislative bodies, the Parliament and Council, and likely would not become effective prior to January 1, 2030.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
Sotomayor takes exception to Kavanaugh's explanation Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who agreed with the Trump administration, said in his concurrence on Sept. 8 that the District Court overreached in limiting ICE’s authority to briefly stop people and ask them about their immigration status.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The House resolutions now go to the Senate for concurrence.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
The Act cannot become law without review and concurrence by the 2 EU legislative bodies, the Parliament and Council, and likely would not become effective prior to January 1, 2030.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrence
Noun
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The robot also serves as an inspection agent, alerting operators whenever unexpected occurrences or safety issues are detected in the warehouse area, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Emilee Chinn / Getty Images In a rare World Series occurrence, the benches cleared Saturday at Rogers Centre in response to a verbal exchange between Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski and Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Determined to stop the anti-imperial policies of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, British and French representatives met with Israeli officials in October 1956 to forge a secret agreement for a coordinated offensive against Egypt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The strikes ended when the WGA reached an agreement with the AMPTP in September 2023, followed by SAG-AFTRA that November.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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Used with the permission of the publisher, Simon & Schuster.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Revoke any unnecessary permissions immediately.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The fact that the county is looking to launch the same number of spots appears to be a coincidence, although two leaders from Father Joe’s — Chief Health Officer Megan Partch and Chief Strategy Officer Joshua Bohannan — showed up to Tuesday’s board meeting to praise the proposal.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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But this collection of towering buildings isn’t a coincidence.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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That figure, which is provided by payrolls processing company ADP, beat the Dow Jones consensus estimate for an increase of 22,000.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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But precisely because nobody could win the argument, no consensus was reached.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lawmakers from both major political parties have expressed concerns about Trump ordering the military actions without receiving authorization from Congress or providing many details.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Employees represented by United Auto Workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant workers will hold a strike authorization vote next week, following the company’s final offer last month.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Taken together, these triumphal and tragic elements constitute the ingredients for an epic historical narrative that defies all moralistic categories, a story rooted in the coexistence of grandeur and failure, brilliance and blindness, grace and sin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Sequoia Park Zoo emphasized that the event did not highlight conflict between the wild bears and those in captivity, but rather a peaceful coexistence.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Everyone barks in unison when the questioning is complete.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Apollo, there’s a chance everyone will hate your guts in unison, and there’s no recovery.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Concurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrence. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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