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verb

past tense of concern
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as in affected
to be the business or affair of the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us

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Recent Examples of concerned
Adjective
Is anyone concerned about someone hacking the vote? Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024 For those who remain concerned about civil war but can’t leave the couch, there are apps. Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 Regarding misinformation, 57 percent of Pew survey respondents were concerned about AI being used to spread false information about candidates and campaigns. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Given Kennedy’s anti-vaccination stance and conspiratorial leanings, some policy experts and former government officials are concerned about how his views could shape the nation’s health agenda. Emily Mullin, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for concerned 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concerned
Adjective
  • Although dissenters are worried about the cost, the climate change crisis harms everyone, even those who don’t live in a region that is at risk of wildfires.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Many Americans are not only worried about the outcome, but what might happen in the aftermath, regardless of who wins.
    Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Many states that rely on advisory committee recommendations for vaccination schedules and mandates could also choose to ignore them if people sympathetic to Kennedy’s views join the panels.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Parker Gregory, a dark-haired former model to his left, puts a sympathetic hand on Bloomquist’s back.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • These people, and many other Americans, weren’t interested in the politics of joy that Kamala Harris and the other law school grads were offering.
    David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • For a moment, the film seems interested in the ambiguity of that tension.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Xenous Holdings' management has identified that the company's disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Others are covered in fur and prowl the timber.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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  • The filing also discusses the impact of the ongoing conflict in Israel, noting that operations have not been materially affected due to the company's global footprint.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Trustee reports no changes in internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected the Trust's financial reporting.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Indeed, no one is more preoccupied with such star power than Donald Trump himself, who basks in the adulation and approval of luminaries who support him and regularly lashes out at those who don’t.
    Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And Beltran seems very preoccupied with making sure that Amelia knows she’s not taken.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • My brother is a kind, gentle, considerate man, and this hurts him deeply.
    Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024
  • If Harris wins, the relocation would proceed at a more considerate pace to reduce that risk.
    David Kirton, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • That included missing a wide-open man on a would-be TD down the middle of the field.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Cash provided by investing activities included $235,733 of extension payments made to the trust, $204,460 of reimbursement from the trust of franchise and income tax payments, and cash withdrawn from the trust of $2,653,439 in relation to stock redemptions.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024

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“Concerned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concerned. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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