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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2
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
The introduction of virtual threads and significant security improvements not only make Java more efficient for handling high concurrency but also offer stronger protection against cyber threats.
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Shamaila Mahmood, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The broadcast reached 65 million concurrency households in the United States, making up 56% of all viewership in the country.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
When set up properly, APIs can handle high concurrency and large volumes of requests efficiently, ensuring better performance compared to direct database queries.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Hybrid cloud architectures must enable short query response times (to meet rigorous SLAs), high throughputs (to query large volumes of data) and high concurrency (to support multiple workloads).
—Rohit Amarnath, Forbes, 2 June 2022
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Shamaila Mahmood, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The broadcast reached 65 million concurrency households in the United States, making up 56% of all viewership in the country.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
When set up properly, APIs can handle high concurrency and large volumes of requests efficiently, ensuring better performance compared to direct database queries.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Hybrid cloud architectures must enable short query response times (to meet rigorous SLAs), high throughputs (to query large volumes of data) and high concurrency (to support multiple workloads).
—Rohit Amarnath, Forbes, 2 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrency
Noun
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Sunday was not the only occurrence of that reality.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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This growing occurrence is indicative of both the potential and danger of AI writing.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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So there’s a mutual agreement between the two, or mutual benefits, that are quite tolerable—or even pleasurable.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The two countries are set to sign about 40 agreements across multiple sectors – including cooperation on railways, agricultural trade and the digital and green economy, Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said on Saturday, according to Reuters.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, alignment often feels top-down, like marching orders disguised as consensus.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas is the consensus No. 1 team this week, also ranked in the top spot by D1Baseball, Baseball America and Perfect Game.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Crystal Palace manager eventually decided, or in reality was compelled, to place his hands above his head and clap along in unison with the Selhurst Park crowd.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Gordon's pastiche hits every beat, from the foot-stomping rhythm to the clapping in unison and the dramatic vocal inflections.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Concurrency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrency. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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