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
April 28, 2026 After Padres manager Craig Stammen came out of the dugout to argue, Merzel briefly spoke with third-base umpire Shane Livensparger, who concurred with the original call.
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Trustees had a choice to concur with staff’s recommendation to deny a special use permit or grant the petitioner’s request for approval.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The House amended the bill to increase penalties for wage theft, and the Senate concurred with the amendment on Friday.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson penned her own opinion concurring in judgment.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Trustees had a choice to concur with staff’s recommendation to deny a special use permit or grant the petitioner’s request for approval.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The House amended the bill to increase penalties for wage theft, and the Senate concurred with the amendment on Friday.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson penned her own opinion concurring in judgment.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concur
Verb
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But Adams, his political rival, seemed to agree.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Hezbollah had maintained a robust presence of fighters south of the river for decades, but under a previous ceasefire deal with Israel, agreed to pull back its forces north of the waterway.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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The result is an epic rock opera complete with a suite of characters and an epic story that has also been turned into an album-accompanying comic created by Rich Ragsdale.—
Steve Spaleta,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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The night ended with singing from Lido Pimienta, accompanied by a ferocious percussion and some nifty use of a delay pedal which made her voice echo and twist around in the main hall.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
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Mario Diaz-Balart is one of a dwindling number of lawmakers who come from an era in which Democrats and Republicans cooperated more and were less inclined to engage in today’s approach of constant political warfare.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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But the reserves refused to cooperate with that notion.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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The launch is expected to coincide with the 250th anniversary in July.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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This increase in spending has coincided with more layoffs in the tech sector.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The artist does this through large-scale sculptures that are designed to coexist in nature, providing support for plants that might climb the structure and benefit pollinators.—
Isadora Pennington,
AJC.com,
1 May 2026
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Rodighiero and her team already have their suspicions about how the red and blue monsters can coexist in the early universe—perhaps the blue galaxies are in fact born from the red ones as the dust disperses.—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Dodgers' Single-A affiliate, the Ontario Tower Buzzers, collaborated with Make-A-Wish to design a colorful jersey for the Minor League Baseball team.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Halliday collaborated with Zwick (The Last Samurai) and Marshall Herskovitz on the screenplay, with Zwick and Herskovitz of the Bedford Falls Company producing alongside Clay Pecorin of Rainmaker Films and FilmNation Entertainment.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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Banerjee had emerged as one of the most prominent national challengers to Modi, particularly after positioning herself as a key leader to unite regional parties against the BJP.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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Prem ran on improving infrastructure, public safety, uniting the community and fiscal responsibility.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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“Concur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concur. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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