concerts 1 of 2

noun

plural of concert
as in performances
an entertainment featuring singing or the playing of musical instruments during the summer various groups give concerts on the town green

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concerts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of concert
1
as in arranges
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 collaborates
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 concerts
Noun
Players should engage in the zeitgeist, concerts, cultural events and sports, all to create authentic connections with consumers. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 25 June 2026 The lovebirds began dating in the summer of 2023 after Kelce tried to give Swift a friendship bracelet at one of her concerts. — Robyn Merrett, InStyle, 3 July 2026 The 2,400-square-foot venue hosts concerts, theater productions, dance performances, weddings, funerals, film screenings, workshops and community gatherings. — J.m. Banks june 25, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 Aside from reuniting with fans at her concerts, Duff hit another big career milestone back in May when she was named a 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Parades, concerts and fireworks shows were canceled or delayed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware for July 3 and 4. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 July 2026 In one week of February 2024, Swift attended the Grammys in Los Angeles, jetted to Tokyo for four concerts, then jumped back onto her private plane to make the Super Bowl with time to spare. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 The pivot began with major infrastructure and franchise investments such as the T-Mobile Arena, whose opening in 2016 gave Las Vegas a modern venue capable of hosting premier sporting events and concerts. — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Created in the early 1990s as the home of California Shakespeare Theater stage company and originally known as the Bruns Amphitheater, the sylvan outdoor venue nestled in the hills of Orinda had a brief run presenting concerts in the summer of 2021. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Verb
Some scenes are set at fan signing events and concerts awash with colorful light sticks and placards. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Acrisure Stadium is buzzing with excitement ahead of the back-to-back Morgan Wallen concerts. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 3 June 2026 That’s right, free outdoor chamber music concerts around Orange County all summer long, with a new traveling stage on wheels. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 9 June 2026 For example, Hard Rock Stadium, home to the Miami Dolphins, hosted two Shakira concerts days before a Club World Cup game last year. — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 Before Wowed Out arrives, James will join Beck, Jackson Browne, Bill Murray, Britt Daniel and others for July’s all-star Music From the Films of Wes Anderson concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concerts
  1. performances
  2. arranges
  3. collaborates
  4. festivals
  5. negotiates
  6. cooperates
  7. concludes
  8. unites
Noun
  • Despite the hourslong delay due to approaching severe storms, audience members who returned to the venue do not appear to be deterred and are signing and dancing along to musical performances ahead of the president's address.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Every twenty minutes cliff divers, costumed characters, and magicians put on performances and interact with diners.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of performances
Verb
  • And then someone arranges logistics and provides the weapon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • Aria even has a musical director, who arranges performances and special events and compiles soundtracks for individual stays.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 June 2026
Definition of arranges
Verb
  • King Princess has also worked closely with Aaron Dessner, who often collaborates with Swift.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • That is the lens through which Doug Lange, Vice President of IT Strategy at Choice Hotels who also collaborates with the innovation leadership, is looking at artificial intelligence and innovation.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of collaborates
Noun
  • In places such as Taiwan, Daoist priests can be seen today conducting rituals at community temples and annual festivals.
    — Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • For Isaienko, that is precisely why festivals like Stoned Climbers matter.
    — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of festivals
Verb
  • Canada negotiates lower drug prices for all its citizens under its universal health care system.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • The fundraising comes as SpaceX negotiates to pay razor-thin fees to the Wall Street firms, though banks are still likely to rake in about $500 million.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Definition of negotiates
Verb
  • Every backyard astronomer should be able to see it without any special equipment (if the weather cooperates).
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
  • As a matter of practice, the district cooperates fully with any review conducted by the Office for Civil Rights.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of cooperates
Verb
  • Compiled by the Associated Press That concludes today’s newsletter.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Downtown Sacramento was awash in Dodger blue as thousands of fans poured into the capital city for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A’s that concludes Wednesday.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of concludes
Verb
  • What unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us.
    — Marc Andersen, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • What unites them is the belief that camps can help mold character and instill the values children will carry into adulthood.
    — Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
Definition of unites

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