1
as in negotiation
the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement
when trying to get a raise in your salary, it's good to know the art of concession
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2
as in admission
an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself
an abject concession of guilt from the governor is the only thing that will save her political career
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3
as in privilege
something granted as a special favor
a concession to sell their T-shirts at the village fair
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Recent Examples of concession
His father got a job running concessions for the Dallas Cowboys.
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Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
The concession stand, however, will be movable.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
But Trump’s habit of weaponizing US trade by imposing tariffs to extract concessions from allies has changed the risk calculus.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The left will have to decide which of these concessions are betrayals and which are necessities.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
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Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
The concession stand, however, will be movable.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
But Trump’s habit of weaponizing US trade by imposing tariffs to extract concessions from allies has changed the risk calculus.
—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The left will have to decide which of these concessions are betrayals and which are necessities.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concession
Noun
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The framework said that more negotiations will be needed to formalize the agreement.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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All participants described the talks in Abu Dhabi talks as constructive, but the negotiations did not appear to achieve a breakthrough on contentious points.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Children must be accompanied by an adult to receive free admission.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The film was produced by Carlos Juarez of Basque Films alongside Guido Rud of Filmsharks and follows Isabel (Maribel Verdu), who moves with her two children into a very Prestigious building that has a very peculiar admission method, but at a very affordable rental fee.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pratt doesn’t hide his privilege.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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The department has also declined to publish a large volume of material, citing legal privileges.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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However, Epson’s answer is that this isn’t a shortcut or a compromise.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Feb. 2026
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Putting an arena — even a world-class one — atop the nation’s busiest train station required numerous compromises.—
Robert Yaro,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The three other men were beaten to coerce confessions before they were convicted by an all-white jury.—
News Service Of Florida,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Overall, the city has faced over 40 lawsuits alleging Guevara falsified evidence, extracted confessions through torture and lied to wrongfully put dozens of Chicagoans behind bars.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Concession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concession. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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