concerned with
idiom
1
: interested in
They were more concerned with discussing the latest office gossip than with getting the job done.
2
: having to do with : about
The memo is chiefly concerned with hiring policies.
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As in Past Lives, Song is more concerned with her female protagonist than her male suitors.
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Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
And while the media reveled in the details, UTA’s board had grown concerned with Zimmer’s leadership.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
Those clients had never been to Brazil and were less concerned with accuracy.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
Claire, only concerned with her needs and the latest mess she’s found herself in, doesn’t believe her mom.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
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Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
And while the media reveled in the details, UTA’s board had grown concerned with Zimmer’s leadership.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
Those clients had never been to Brazil and were less concerned with accuracy.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
Claire, only concerned with her needs and the latest mess she’s found herself in, doesn’t believe her mom.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for concerned with
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“Concerned with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerned%20with. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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