concerted
Americanadjective
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contrived or arranged by agreement; planned or devised together.
a concerted effort.
- Synonyms:
- cooperative, joint, united
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done or performed together or in cooperation.
a concerted attack.
- Synonyms:
- cooperative, joint, united
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Music. arranged in parts for several voices or instruments.
adjective
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mutually contrived, planned, or arranged; combined (esp in the phrases concerted action, concerted effort )
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music arranged in parts for a group of singers or players
Other Word Forms
- concertedly adverb
- concertedness noun
- unconcerted adjective
- unconcertedly adverb
- well-concerted adjective
Etymology
Origin of concerted
Example Sentences
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So he made a concerted effort from the start to bring the group together outside of football.
From Los Angeles Times
Previous rounds of easing show that while any fresh stimulus may lift fragile sentiment in the short term, stabilizing the housing market will require consistent, concerted policies, Morgan Stanley analysts said.
It is the result of a concerted push under Scharf, who took over as CEO in 2019, to hire top talent and win bigger deal mandates.
"The scourges of terrorism and antisemitism are shared, international challenges and need concerted and determined action to defeat them," it added.
From BBC
The overall report found there were "fundamental failures" by police and "concerted efforts" to blame fans.
From BBC
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