as in performance
an entertainment featuring singing or the playing of musical instruments
during the summer various groups give concerts on the town green
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as in to arrange
to bring about through discussion and compromise
warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence
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as in to collaborate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
the governor is eager to concert with the federal authorities on this matter
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Recent Examples of concert
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Historically, one way or another, Ye has managed to power through his many controversies to deliver something unpredictable at his concerts.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Before Doncic – who this summer signed a three-year, $165 million extension and celebrated with Lakers’ brass at a Backstreet Boys concert in Las Vegas – had settled in as a Laker.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Other guitar virtuosos might crave at least a little downtime between concluding a Las Vegas concert residency with one band and launching a national tour with another band, not but Joe Satriani.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Historically, one way or another, Ye has managed to power through his many controversies to deliver something unpredictable at his concerts.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
The ballet flat aesthetic displayed on Thursday contrasted with Rodrigo’s go-to concert shoe look.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Before Doncic – who this summer signed a three-year, $165 million extension and celebrated with Lakers’ brass at a Backstreet Boys concert in Las Vegas – had settled in as a Laker.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concert
Noun
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After Queta turned in another standout performance in Sunday’s 115-101 win over the Toronto Raptors at TD Garden, Brown stumped for the breakout big man, saying, unprompted, that Queta deserves award consideration.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Boone did not believe the three-hour, 35-minute rain delay affected his team’s performance.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The concierge specializes in Kyoto’s cultural events, and can help access exclusive ochaya with an interpreter, score tickets to the theater, book dinner reservations, a huge help in Kyoto, or help arrange meetings with monks and priests at the city’s Shinto shrines and temples.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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These could be arranged into longer, songlike sequences that played automatically.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Colorado, of course, is not short on country musicians or venues that play their music, but Patterson hopes to add his unique spin to Broken Bow Western Bar and Dance Hall by showcasing artists he’s collaborated with and curating an aesthetic that mimics his Instagram page.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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While together, Bridges and Hirschi blended their families and collaborated professionally, launching the DANG!—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The festival is funded in part by the city of Charlotte, with additional support from the Hispanic Federation.—
Adam Bell
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Gables hosts events, festivals and activities throughout its downtown year-round to help draw in crowds not just to the Mile, but also to other streets across the city, including Restaurant Row on Giralda Avenue.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But stocks were buoyed by reports that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was willing to negotiate.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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There were no mass demonstrations by the Iranian people against the regime, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps continued to fight even more ferociously, and Khamenei’s death did nothing to bring Iran’s negotiating position onto a more reasonable plane.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The bus driver is cooperating with authorities.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhaes, cooperated with authorities and pleaded guilty to manslaughter.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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The contrast makes an American happy: on the one side, tradition, serious public performance, luxury; on the other, émigré teachers, amateur musicales and family shenanigans, casual summers in the modest countryside.—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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Hyacinth Bridgerton and Gareth St. Clair meet at the Smythe-Smith musicale, an annual performance by one of London’s most notorious quartets.—
Leah Campano,
Seventeen,
24 Mar. 2022
Verb
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At the time, Harold's autopsy concluded his death was caused by multiple, serious cardiac issues including pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac around the heart.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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With roster movement already underway and a top-25 recruiting class incoming, the season that just concluded serves as a foundation rather than a finished product.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Concert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concert. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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