concordance

noun

Definition of concordancenext
as in understanding

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Recent Examples of concordance There are interesting concordances between the documentaries on offer. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025 Among fraternal twins, that concordance dropped significantly — to between 0% and 30%. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 The concordance percentages indicate how often Watson’s advice matched the experts’ treatment plans. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2019 My major concern is that the DZ concordance might be too high, because a kid might be more likely to get diagnosed with autism if their twin already had a diagnosis. — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2011 See All Example Sentences for concordance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concordance
  1. understanding
  2. compliance
  3. harmony
  4. conformity
  5. solidarity
  6. union
  7. oneness
  8. concert
Noun
  • One wanted to build a machine to encourage a collective understanding of reality; the other a machine to dissolve trust.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The point, Forman suggested, was not to change anyone’s mind but to encourage better understanding and clearer thinking.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of understanding
Noun
  • The state agency oversees the facility’s air and water quality permits and compliance with environmental waste laws.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Taxpayers may qualify for relief due to a good compliance history, reasonable cause, or a statutory exception.
    — Jamela Adam, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of compliance
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  • The crowd listened in silence as the Polynesians, wearing blue fire uniforms, sang a Tahitian hymn in harmony while two of them strummed ukuleles.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That’s maybe the most important thing, as far as the quality of your day-to-day lived experience—the harmony of your relationships.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of harmony
Noun
  • Anyone could guess going into this album that Erykah’s sticking points are groupthink, conformity, and phone obsession.
    — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Jones made rejection her trademark, rebelling against conformity and embracing an image and music that pushed boundaries and refused labels.
    — Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of conformity
Noun
  • But because Sara is indeed only 17, wisdom is tempered by a quivering vulnerability as the reality of her pregnancy presses upon her, body and soul, forcing her to open up to Lina and discover the possibility of solidarity.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The concept is also being developed as a solidarity cooperative, a structure in which the community and employees would have ownership in the business.
    — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of solidarity
Noun
  • Amid the confusion, the tenants union met with Lucas to discuss how the city would help displaced residents, resulting in the new agreement.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Joe then tied the mangalsutra around her neck to signify their union.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of union
Noun
  • Western scholars also variously understand the concept of brahman in the Upanishads and Advaita Vedanta as a version of monism (the oneness of all things), pantheism (all is god), or panentheism (god is the whole universe and beyond).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There was no other identity or activity – only the oneness of creator and His spiritual expression, man.
    — Sylvia Messner, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
Definition of oneness
Noun
  • Gladys Knight is ‘easing into fewer’ concerts after recent performances spark health concerns.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • But that didn’t mean the group wasn’t still prepared to make one last swing around other parts of the world, or even to do one-off concerts in the States.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of concert

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