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
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Although the study shows that the occurrence of giant planets declines as stars age, the few planets that remain in close orbits around red giants offer valuable insights.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some of the adverse events reported in the trial were gastrointestinal disorders and certain infections, but the occurrence of these events was similar across both groups.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The agreement includes bipartisan bills worked out by the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund parts of government — food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, among other things.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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There’s near-universal agreement from all kinds of housing observers that the affordability crisis is one of (non)-supply and demand.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
9 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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However, attorneys representing businesses that sued the administration said using IEEPA in that way would require explicit authorization from Congress.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The agency, which handles employment authorization renewals, said its current processing time is four months in 80% of cases.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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But their fragile coexistence collapsed once the Red Command, blocked from Bolivia, turned to Peru and built a cocaine trade that operates almost entirely within Brazil.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 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 exploitation of the Studio TF1 library titles is done is in unison with the group’s cinema production division led by Nathalie Toulza Madar, which also oversees the catalog and restorations.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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When walking is introduced for a period of six to 12 months, a person’s brain activity functions better in unison than someone who doesn’t participate in the same form of exercise.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Concurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrence. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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