as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
a victory like that results only from the concerted effort of the entire team
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as in arranged
to bring about through discussion and compromise
warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence
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as in collaborated
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
the governor is eager to concert with the federal authorities on this matter
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Recent Examples of concerted
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Taken together, both these tests show that Turkey is making concerted efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign suppliers for military hardware.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
If Iran chooses to make a concerted attack on the regional desalination infrastructure, the war could quickly transform from an economic burden to a humanitarian tragedy and an escalating geopolitical crisis.
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Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Like Bass, Raman made a concerted effort to win the Latino vote.
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Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Adjective
Over the past 50 years, summits have led to promotion of free trade, cooperation in combating infectious diseases and a concerted, effective counter to authoritarianism around the world.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Taken together, both these tests show that Turkey is making concerted efforts to reduce its dependence on foreign suppliers for military hardware.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
If Iran chooses to make a concerted attack on the regional desalination infrastructure, the war could quickly transform from an economic burden to a humanitarian tragedy and an escalating geopolitical crisis.
—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Like Bass, Raman made a concerted effort to win the Latino vote.
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Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concerted
Adjective
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The official OnsOranje social media accounts posted quite a few photos of the streets filled with Dutch fans and Netherlands flags as supports do their collective march to the stadium.
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In lieu of Pearl Jam, Wilco and other ‘90s rock standards, a pounding electronic score by Christian Lundberg of Hans Zimmer’s Bleeding Fingers collective provides the music.
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The Live Nation website arranged on a laptop in New York, US, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
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As visitors like Fulkerson settled into folding chairs arranged along the same grassy knoll where John Brown and his followers fought their way into the red-brick armory, Kerwin rose, stepped to the microphone and looked out at the crowd gathered before her.
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Swift was a bridesmaid at both Lena Dunham’s intimate 2021 London wedding as well as the 2023 Jersey shore wedding of actress Margaret Qualley and Dunham’s ex, producer Jack Antonoff — with whom Swift has collaborated on myriad albums.
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For the project, Manzoni collaborated closely with LoveFrom, the collective led by former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive and industrial-design savant Marc Newson.
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State-level interventions, such as Florida's Live Local Act, override local barriers to accelerate affordable housing, contrasting with successful collaborative projects like Pittsburgh's modular homes.
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Leigh is known for making films in a collaborative, improvisational process with his performers and has stayed close with O’Flynn through the years.
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As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Some, like Santa Clarita, have come to the table and already negotiated a settlement.
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Voters cooperated in a special election by approving Proposition 50 by a nearly 2 to 1 margin.
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All seven dioceses have cooperated with the AG's investigation, state officials said.
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As this is written, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (GUR) are designing joint operations and creating UAV doctrine on the fly.
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The researchers looked at several variables, including body speed, joint kinematics, distance between players, and changes in relative speed between attackers and defenders.
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King concluded that Saulter was in a conspiracy to get King removed from office, and directed Arriola to view recordings of other cameras in the office to determine who was entering the offices of Saulter and Goodloe.
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LeBron James's eight-year tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers, though marked by an NBA championship and record-breaking achievements, concluded with his decision to depart.
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“Concerted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concerted. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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