1
as in coinciding
to have or come to the same opinion or point of view
I concur with your assessment of the political situation
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2
as in accompanying
to occur or exist at the same time
the 1960s, a decade in which the Cold War, the race to the moon, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement all concurred
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as in cooperating
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
all sides concurred to pass the reform legislation on campaign financing
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Recent Examples of concurring
In addition to the majority opinion, justices may write concurring and dissenting opinions.
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The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Anthropic cofounder and head of research Chris Olah was in Vatican City when the pope released his encyclical this week to share concurring remarks.
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Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Thissen, an associate justice, wrote a supplementary but concurring opinion objecting to certain findings in the disbarment decision, noting the court had failed to differentiate between negligent and intentional misappropriation of funds.
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Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson penned her own opinion concurring in judgment.
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Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2026
Sotomayor said at the University of Kansas School of Law last week, referring to Kavanaugh's concurring opinion in the case.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Brennan authored the majority opinion, with concurring opinions from Marshall, Blackmun and Powell.
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Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
The veteran forward had just spent the past five minutes explaining the importance of defense, concurring with MVP candidate Victor Wembanyama on a point the young star had made in San Antonio a few days prior.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
In response to Kagan, Justice Amy Coney Barrett filed a concurring opinion that staked out a moderate conservative position.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Anthropic cofounder and head of research Chris Olah was in Vatican City when the pope released his encyclical this week to share concurring remarks.
—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Thissen, an associate justice, wrote a supplementary but concurring opinion objecting to certain findings in the disbarment decision, noting the court had failed to differentiate between negligent and intentional misappropriation of funds.
—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson penned her own opinion concurring in judgment.
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Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2026
Sotomayor said at the University of Kansas School of Law last week, referring to Kavanaugh's concurring opinion in the case.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Brennan authored the majority opinion, with concurring opinions from Marshall, Blackmun and Powell.
—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
The veteran forward had just spent the past five minutes explaining the importance of defense, concurring with MVP candidate Victor Wembanyama on a point the young star had made in San Antonio a few days prior.
—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
In response to Kagan, Justice Amy Coney Barrett filed a concurring opinion that staked out a moderate conservative position.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurring
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Boston University is hosting 32 Norwegians for 10 weeks, until mid-August, in the Gründerskolen Norway entrepreneurship program, coinciding with the premier global soccer tournament.
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He had been sidelined by a right hamstring strain since late May, coinciding with the Rays’ majors-worst-matching 8-16 run.
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The Harriet Tubman Journey to Freedom statue is accompanying them on the walk.
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Yale President Maurie McInnis issued a statement accompanying the report that takes responsibility for the university’s role in losing public trust.
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The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating.
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The verdicts, handed down in March, came as the defendants stood accused in the July 4, 2025, plot targeting the Prairieland ICE detention center following weeks of testimony from investigators, law enforcement and cooperating witnesses.
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Earlier this month, Lachlan Murdoch stunned the industry by agreeing to pay $22 billion for Roku, a leading streaming platform that reaches 100 million viewers worldwide.
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Iranian critics of the MoU claim Tehran was too hasty in agreeing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without gaining any tangible benefits from the agreement.
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As the film tells it, her poses — sometimes casual, sometimes intense, always impressive — caught the eye of fellow climber Ivan Beerkus, and the two soon began collaborating.
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For Endowment content specifically, the approach has evolved from broadly honoring military service to collaborating directly with Veterans in shaping stories and experiences.
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The British North America Act came into effect, uniting the separate territories of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into one dominion called Canada.
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Fashion for Relief was registered in 2015 with the aim of uniting the fashion industry to relieve poverty and help those affected by natural or other disasters around the world.
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“Concurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurring. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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