concurs (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of concur (in)
as in stands by

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  1. stands by
  2. supports
  3. sustains
  4. applauds
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  • This volume captures now-legendary stands by the likes of Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Elvin Jones and Bill Evans.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Holmes denies having said it, and the remark isn’t on the couple’s own recordings of the interviews in question, but, to their dismay, the article’s editor, after reviewing the journalist’s notes, stands by the reporting.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of stands by
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  • Public health officials say there is no conclusive scientific evidence that supports using cat’s claw for any health purposes.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The approach also supports flexible battery replacement and scalable operation.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of supports
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  • This difference influences how nuclear fuel behaves and how a reactor sustains fission.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In this account, its processing does not intrinsically continue the fourfold coherence through which nature sustains intelligence.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustains
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  • Valdes applauds her patient’s athletic lifestyle and said several large studies back the benefits of finding a physical and social activity when dealing with cancer.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Even so, Wilson applauds Hamilton for making classical studies popular and accessible through her vigorous writing style and skill as a storyteller.
    — David Conrads, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of applauds
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