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as in symmetric
having the parts agreeably related
the congruous layout of the mansion's formal gardens conveys a sense of both grandeur and intimacy
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as in consistent
not having or showing any apparent conflict
when performing his official duties, the president must be dressed in clothes that are congruous with his high position
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Recent Examples of congruous
Hannah is a sustainability consultant and climate impact manager, which is congruous with an outdoor ethos and the culture around bike guiding.
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Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
On the pool deck, a minimalist railing acts as a congruous border to this backyard retreat.
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 May 2023
Dripping noses, sneezes, and a stressful mission did not make for congruous relations with Mission Control.
—Ben Evans, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
Studies show that subjects respond more quickly when the word and the image are congruous—that is, if both are pleasant or unpleasant.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2012
Women organize into efficient and congruous guilds.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022
To speak of the Los Angeles riots, therefore, is to speak of dozens of events involving multiple cities and counties, an overlapping but not always congruous set of memories and perspectives that do not neatly map onto one another.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
And getting quantum computers to outlearn traditional machines means finding AI problems that boil down to mathematical operations congruous with quantum physics.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Feb. 2022
These capabilities may have served those departments well in the moment, but not in a congruous way with other parts of the organization.
—Omri Kohl, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
On the pool deck, a minimalist railing acts as a congruous border to this backyard retreat.
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 May 2023
Dripping noses, sneezes, and a stressful mission did not make for congruous relations with Mission Control.
—Ben Evans, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
Studies show that subjects respond more quickly when the word and the image are congruous—that is, if both are pleasant or unpleasant.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2012
Women organize into efficient and congruous guilds.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022
To speak of the Los Angeles riots, therefore, is to speak of dozens of events involving multiple cities and counties, an overlapping but not always congruous set of memories and perspectives that do not neatly map onto one another.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
And getting quantum computers to outlearn traditional machines means finding AI problems that boil down to mathematical operations congruous with quantum physics.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Feb. 2022
These capabilities may have served those departments well in the moment, but not in a congruous way with other parts of the organization.
—Omri Kohl, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congruous
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The Court's decision affirms that this Act protects the national security of the United States in a manner that is consistent with the Constitution.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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That enthusiasm for EVs is not consistent between countries, the study revealed.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Plants selected may have naturally compact or symmetrical forms and are chosen more for that quality than flowering capacity, although azaleas and dwarf Indian hawthorns, which flower for a single season, are often included.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
20 Jan. 2025
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Often, the neoclassical style expresses itself in subtle ways, with façades that are symmetrical and balanced, or an emphasis on classical proportions and scales in interior spaces.—
Lauren Gallow,
Architectural Digest,
10 Jan. 2025
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This license covers three devices for one year, and this award-winning tool is compatible with Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 7.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
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Although a Google product, the system is equally compatible with Androids and iPhones, and Polestar says Apple CarPlay is coming soon for those who would rather use that (and Siri) instead of Android Automotive.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The league’s balanced schedule for 2025 contrasts with last season, when the Current had already finished playing Angel City for the year just six games into the season and didn’t play Washington Spirit until just eight matches remained.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
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Multivitamins offer little benefit for most healthy people who eat a balanced diet.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
22 Jan. 2025
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China remains a far cry from having the sort of labor unions and collective bargaining that are taken for granted elsewhere, but, as Steinfeld correctly argues, Chinese labor practices are moving away from their revolutionary roots and are increasingly consonant with Western standards.—
Simon Tay,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2010
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Where the republic’s hypocrisy fed its fatal weakness, corruption, the Taliban’s unabashed brutality was consonant with the movement’s strength, its unity.—
Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
22 May 2024
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Shortly after that, a harmonic convergence took place.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
22 Dec. 2024
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is, in these darkest days of midwinter, one of the city’s spiritual hot spots, thanks to the harmonic convergence of two outstanding and very different exhibitions, both closing soon.—
Holland Cotter,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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An especially fun one is The Group, his soapy adaptation of the 1963 novel by Mary McCarthy, in which wedding guests lunch at the elegant old Brevoort Hotel before trailing the happy couple to the subway (and throwing rice down the stairs after them).—
Vogue,
Vogue,
25 Jan. 2025
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Photos in front of the pulpit captured West’s her childhood and youthful beauty as well as the elegant matron who would come to be called Mother Rose by both her family and many students at her alma mater, Sacramento High School.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Judging panel described the 12 YO St. Nicholas Abbey Rum as featuring: Rich tobacco and Sherry notes waft out of the glass, with a harmonious blend of toffee and bright raspberry and peach fruit.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Lopetegui’s inability to create a harmonious dressing room was his undoing.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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