1
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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2
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
However, when performing OLTP at scale, architectural designs of a database residing on servers go out the window due to that extreme concurrency.
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Matt Kimball, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The introduction of virtual threads and significant security improvements not only make Java more efficient for handling high concurrency but also offer stronger protection against cyber threats.
—Shamaila Mahmood, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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
When set up properly, APIs can handle high concurrency and large volumes of requests efficiently, ensuring better performance compared to direct database queries.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Matt Kimball, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The introduction of virtual threads and significant security improvements not only make Java more efficient for handling high concurrency but also offer stronger protection against cyber threats.
—Shamaila Mahmood, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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
When set up properly, APIs can handle high concurrency and large volumes of requests efficiently, ensuring better performance compared to direct database queries.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrency
Noun
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This is an all too often occurrence in the coffee industry.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The last reported occurrence of human-to-human transmission was in 1924, officials said, citing information from the National Institutes of Health.—
Stephanie Innes,
AZCentral.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Until now, only the United Kingdom and Vietnam have reached framework agreements with the US, while China has agreed to a trade truce until August 12.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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There are still a number of pending cases in which courts haven’t reached any major rulings yet, such as Trump’s defunding of NPR and the government’s agreement with El Salvador to imprison migrants.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Mixed Reactions While some universities criticize the procedure and announce retractions, others have attempted to justify the practice, revealing a troubling lack of consensus on AI ethics in academia.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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There’s little consensus, even going into the last days of draft prep.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Arsenal fans online seemed to be in unison against this potential signing, but there has since been a swell of support for Madueke.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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The group declared, in unison, allegiance to the United States and support of the Constitution, by renouncing any allegiance to a foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and was followed by a thunderous applause that echoed throughout the flight deck.—
David J. Bohnet,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 July 2025
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“Concurrency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrency. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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