1
as in occurrence
the occurrence or existence of several things at once
the concurrency of several life-threatening emergencies made for a busy night at the trauma center
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as in agreement
the state of being of one opinion about something
there is general concurrency that the rule concerning the writing of thank-you notes still pertains
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Recent Examples of concurrency
And Tennessee is actually favorable to concurrency.
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Tasha Lemley, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2022
Suppose your company’s goals include unlimited concurrency and instant response times in delivering analytics.
—Rohit Amarnath, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
The Air Force intentionally introduced concurrency with the F-35 fighter to make planes available to pilots sooner, with the idea that the service would eventually update the early production jets to match the final hardware and software standard.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2021
The service is concerned that speeding things up could introduce concurrency issues.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2021
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Tasha Lemley, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2022
Suppose your company’s goals include unlimited concurrency and instant response times in delivering analytics.
—Rohit Amarnath, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
The Air Force intentionally introduced concurrency with the F-35 fighter to make planes available to pilots sooner, with the idea that the service would eventually update the early production jets to match the final hardware and software standard.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2021
The service is concerned that speeding things up could introduce concurrency issues.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2021
See all Example Sentences for concurrency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrency
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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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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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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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“Concurrency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrency. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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