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as in occurrence
the occurrence or existence of several things at once
the concurrency of several life-threatening emergencies made for a busy night at the trauma center
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as in agreement
the state of being of one opinion about something
there is general concurrency that the rule concerning the writing of thank-you notes still pertains
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Recent Examples of concurrency
Rust has been steadily gaining traction in the world of systems programming, lauded for its memory safety, concurrency model and performance.
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Amandeep Midha, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Rapyd Cloud’s Challenges and Triumphs Building an infrastructure capable of handling high concurrency and dynamic interactions was a significant challenge.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The broadcast reached 65 million concurrency households in the United States, making up 56% of all viewership in the country.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
If the technical risks are manageable, developmental concurrency permits a reduction in both aircraft acquisition time and cost.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2012
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Amandeep Midha, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Rapyd Cloud’s Challenges and Triumphs Building an infrastructure capable of handling high concurrency and dynamic interactions was a significant challenge.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The broadcast reached 65 million concurrency households in the United States, making up 56% of all viewership in the country.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
If the technical risks are manageable, developmental concurrency permits a reduction in both aircraft acquisition time and cost.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrency
Noun
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Despite the uptick in serpent bites and related deaths, a fatal rattlesnake bite remains a rare occurrence.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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These specific chants are not a novel occurrence.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Leaders across the globe called on Iran Monday evening to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East after the country launched attacks on the United Arab Emirates, putting the ceasefire agreement to its most challenging test yet.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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Name what works, define one agreement, and build from something that feels stable and reliable.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
Noun
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More recent wildlife news California lawmakers are considering a bill to create a statewide program to promote coexistence between people and wildlife, an issue reinvigorated by the euthanization of a beloved black bear with two cubs in Monrovia, writes Times reporter Katie King.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The regional conflict that followed did not stem from the existence of Zionism, but from others who reject that vision of coexistence.—
Elad Strohmayer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Revenue for the year was forecast at 26% to 28% growth versus a consensus 18%, according to FactSet data.—
Davis Giangiulio,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Ahead of the companies’ early Friday earnings reports, the consensus estimate from analysts was for ExxonMobil’s second-quarter earnings to more than double from a year ago and for full-year earnings to climb 46%.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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While Nguyen is spending time with his family or out running his business, in the background there’s a kind of endless conversation with a bot that’s sending into motion many chatbots from several different providers all working in unison.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Advanced Micro Devices, one of Intel's longtime competitors, surged in unison, adding 15%.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Concurrency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrency. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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