concerned with
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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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Weeks before the state visit, it’s been speculated that the monarch was concerned with the President’s visit.
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More than two in five are concerned with the rising costs of goods, and about that many have begun to raise prices in response.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
However, the film is concerned with his metaphorical eyes and not his real ones; with his work, not his health.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Whether birds or moths in the attic, a raccoon in the garage, or mice in the basement, critters aren't concerned with taking care of your belongings.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 16 Sep. 2025
More than two in five are concerned with the rising costs of goods, and about that many have begun to raise prices in response.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
However, the film is concerned with his metaphorical eyes and not his real ones; with his work, not his health.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Whether birds or moths in the attic, a raccoon in the garage, or mice in the basement, critters aren't concerned with taking care of your belongings.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 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 23 Sep. 2025.
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