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as in occurrence
the occurrence or existence of several things at once
the concurrence of my birthday and the concert by my favorite band made my preference for a birthday present pretty obvious
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as in agreement
the state of being of one opinion about something
looked for some sign of concurrence among the delegates to the conference
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as in permission
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we needed the concurrence of the boss before proceeding with the project
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Recent Examples of concurrence
That cannot have sat well with Roberts, who has long made clear his distaste for concurrences and his preference that the majority speak with a single voice.
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Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
That needs to change: any presidential order to launch nuclear weapons that is not in response to an enemy nuclear attack should require the concurrence of the secretary of defense and the attorney general.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
Separate concurrences hint at where justices may diverge on the other cases, but the decision is still worth cheering as a victory for speech.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 June 2024
As a preliminary matter, Justice Clarence Thomas (under fire for yet more unreported lavish gifts from right-wing billionaire Harlan Crow) filed a concurrence that was downright scary.
—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
That needs to change: any presidential order to launch nuclear weapons that is not in response to an enemy nuclear attack should require the concurrence of the secretary of defense and the attorney general.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
Separate concurrences hint at where justices may diverge on the other cases, but the decision is still worth cheering as a victory for speech.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 June 2024
As a preliminary matter, Justice Clarence Thomas (under fire for yet more unreported lavish gifts from right-wing billionaire Harlan Crow) filed a concurrence that was downright scary.
—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrence
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It's been a barren time for total lunar eclipses of late, with no such occurrence since 2022.Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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On the first offence, they will be fined 10 per cent of their weekly wages, with an increase of 10 per cent following every subsequent occurrence.Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Over the past four years, Trump’s thoughts on boosting America’s icebreaker industrial base grew into a full-fledged international agreement.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Toronto Blue Jays reached an agreement on the 2025 salary for star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on Thursday, ahead of the deadline for teams and players to avoid salary arbitration.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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An asylum-seeker may be able to stay in the U.S. and receive permission to work while their case is pending, which requires them to show up for interviews.Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2025
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Tides turned in February 2020, when the agency received the federal government’s permission to use some leftover grant money to kick-start the project.Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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The sense of being stunned and afraid and traumatized gave way pretty quickly to social mobilization, partly because, by a tremendous coincidence, so much of that social mobilization had already been in place.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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By coincidence, McConaughey and Chalamet reunited during the theatrical re-release of Interstellar during a college football game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Texas Longhorns on Dec. 7.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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The bottom line December’s job additions were 100,000 more than expected by Dow Jones consensus estimates.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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That’s at odds with the consensus among climate scientists, who warn that rich countries like the US must drastically reduce livestock populations — particularly cattle — to meet global warming targets.Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
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Freeze your credit: A credit freeze prevents anyone from opening new credit accounts in your name without your authorization, reducing the risk of identity theft.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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That includes a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill, and an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program’s authorization.Aris Folley, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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When these elements work in unison, the outcome is greater than the sum of its parts: a business that’s not just agile, but unstoppable.Jan Gilg, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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At a precise cue — a sustained note — all the whales went silent and in unison lunged upward through the bait ball.Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Another law sponsored by SAG-AFTRA, AB 1836, aims to prevent dead actors’ voices from being exploited by requiring a $10,000 fine for using their voice without consent from their estate.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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The new Siri lawsuit alleges that Apple didn’t inform people they were regularly being recorded without consent.Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Concurrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrence. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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