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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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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Grand jury proceedings, a rare occurrence for criminal cases in Iowa, are generally kept confidential.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some call El Niños that pass this threshold of warming super El Niños — relatively rare occurrences that are more likely to generate wide-ranging effects.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The agreements — made with Epstein’s Southern Trust Company — were signed by executives of the Swiss bank and de Rothschild.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal is citing senior American negotiators and officials as saying chances of an agreement with Iran by tonight's deadline are slim.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Many of these stemmed from the uneasy coexistence of political parties with religion – which was newly protected by the First Amendment – and with the Catholic Church in particular.—
Derek Arnold,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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Its Ten-Point Plan calls for a secular democratic republic, a non-nuclear Iran, gender equality, separation of religion and state, a free-market economy, peaceful coexistence with the world, and recognition of the rights of Iran’s diverse nationalities within a unified country.—
Kazem Kazerounian,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The consensus among everyone, from seniors to juniors, is that HSBC is a fantastic franchise with massive potential.—
Clay Chandler,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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None achieved consensus or message discipline.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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The two worked in unison to generate easy offense for New York down the stretch.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Then the crowd filled in, carrying the second verse in word-perfect unison.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Concurrency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrency. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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