concurring

verb

Definition of concurringnext
present participle of concur
1
as in coinciding
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 accompanying
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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3
as in cooperating
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 Synonyms for concurring
  1. coinciding
  2. accompanying
  3. agreeing
  4. collaborating
  5. uniting
Verb
  • The study show that a major volcanic pulse occurred about 30,000 years before the impact, coinciding with at least a 5 degrees cooling of the climate.
    David Bressan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And, coinciding with the holiday, the space station could easily double as Santa's sleigh to innocent eyes.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of coinciding
Verb
  • The oversized jacket can be cinched at the waist with the accompanying belt to create an hourglass shape at will, while a removable hood is especially well-suited for fending off wind, snow, and rain.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Perhaps only Danny Elfman's dreamlike score accompanying it.
    Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of accompanying
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  • The New York Mets kept pace in an escalating National League East arms race Sunday, reportedly agreeing to terms with left-hander Sean Manaea on a three-year, $75 million contract.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As a result, an early federal election will be held in 2025, with the parties agreeing on February 23, 2025, as the election date.
    Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of agreeing
Verb
  • The two are also not ruling out collaborating with Dream in the future.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • One standout moment was collaborating with Kyle De Volle — Rita Ora’s stylist — together with Ora starring in the campaigne, which propelled Charlotte Simone, both as a brand and as an independent designer, into a new stratosphere.
    Angela Lei, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of collaborating
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  • The uniting force here for all of them, as members of the Philadelphia community at the end of the day, is the charitable outcome.
    Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As a consequence, rather than uniting communities, DEI efforts have often amplified divisions, leaving educators, parents, and students caught between conflicting ideologies and unclear educational priorities.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of uniting
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