concerted
adjective
con·cert·ed
kən-ˈsər-təd 
1
a
: mutually contrived or agreed on
a concerted effort
a concerted agreement
b
: performed in unison
concerted artillery fire
The slowdown was a concerted action by the workers.
2
: arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
The concerted pieces were interspersed with solos.
concertedly
adverb
concertedness
noun
Examples of concerted in a Sentence
They made a concerted effort to make her feel welcome.
a victory like that results only from the concerted effort of the entire team
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Over the last decade, China has really made a concerted effort to develop its economy and its industrial base around the technologies of the future.
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Liberty Media made a concerted effort to attract more younger fans and more female fans with the use of social media among other marketing strategies.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Over the last decade, China has really made a concerted effort to develop its economy and its industrial base around the technologies of the future.
—Sean Collins, Vox, 16 Apr. 2025
The new release appears to reflect a concerted effort to move on from the 2022 allegations, for which Butler apologized while maintaining that the five relationships were consensual.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
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concerted
adjective
con·cert·ed
kən-ˈsərt-əd
1
a
: mutually planned or agreed on
concerted effort
b
: performed at the same time
concerted artillery fire
2
: being music written to be performed by several voices or instruments
Legal Definition
concerted
adjective
con·cert·ed
kən-ˈsər-təd
1
: mutually contrived or agreed upon
the concerted pursuit of lawful…ends—L. H. Tribe
L. H. Tribe2
: acting together toward a common end
concerted wrongdoers
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