1
as in to agree
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 to accompany
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 to cooperate
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 concur
Reinert concurs that additional legal challenges can be brought in the court system depending on the way other state laws are phrased or organized.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 18 June 2025
Kavanaugh was part of the court majority on Friday but wrote a separate concurring opinion.
—Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
In a concurring opinion, Justice Caleb Stegall criticized the majority opinion’s characterization of prosecutors’ overreach.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
But a majority of senators did not concur with amendments added by the House, which sent the measure to a conference committee to resolve the differences between the two bills.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 18 June 2025
Kavanaugh was part of the court majority on Friday but wrote a separate concurring opinion.
—Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
In a concurring opinion, Justice Caleb Stegall criticized the majority opinion’s characterization of prosecutors’ overreach.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
But a majority of senators did not concur with amendments added by the House, which sent the measure to a conference committee to resolve the differences between the two bills.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concur
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But both women agree that the recognition alone won’t sustain a career.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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And many people who study emergency response agree that, to some degree, the agency needs reform.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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On June 12, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accompanied ICE agents to Huntington Park, with a film crew tailing her.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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The black paint on accompanying bicycle pumps also exceeded federal lead limits for paint.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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During daytime hours, when weather cooperates, the four giraffes spend much of their day together outside.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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The driver, identified only as a man, stopped at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
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The first episode of Beyond the Villa coincides with the season 7 finale of Love Island USA on July 13 at 9 p.m. ET, exclusively on Peacock.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The announcement of the offer coincides with the company’s continued expansion of its AI video generation model, Veo 3, which now has image-to-video capabilities.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Humans have lost the ability to coexist in harmony with the natural world, Thunder Hawk said, voicing a concern shared by Indigenous people from the Chilean Andes to the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.—
Giovanna Dell'orto,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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Though the tumultuous fallout happened nearly a decade ago, fans of the show, including Palmer, cannot help but wonder how the two continue to coexist within the same social circles in the Atlanta scene.—
John Lawson,
Essence,
10 July 2025
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Robin has also collaborated with Francesco Caracciolo di Marano on Robicara, a collection of custom furniture and accessories.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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Outside of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, Cameron collaborated with Zach Hill and Janet Weiss on a 2013 album called Drumgasm.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
7 July 2025
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But the urge to denigrate public education has become one of those odd obsessions that unite the nutty left and kooky right.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Release date: May 5, 2023 Cast: Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Sean Gunn For the final hoorah, the Guardians unite to defend the universe one last time in their biggest space mission yet.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
3 July 2025
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“Concur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concur. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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