as in compatible
not having or showing any apparent conflict
the clothes you wear to work must be consistent with the company's dress code
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Recent Examples of consistent
The 2022 third-round pick can get consistent outs with all three pitches.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
Staggering $3 Million Loss After 2024 Controversy His consistent performance has obviously earned the trust of Kaulig Racing.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Be consistent: Stick with your new habit, like a scheduled event on your calendar (which can be a cue!) or a hard rule.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Sysco's effective tax rate for the quarter was 23.8%, consistent with the previous year, influenced by state income taxes and foreign income tax benefits.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
Staggering $3 Million Loss After 2024 Controversy His consistent performance has obviously earned the trust of Kaulig Racing.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Be consistent: Stick with your new habit, like a scheduled event on your calendar (which can be a cue!) or a hard rule.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Sysco's effective tax rate for the quarter was 23.8%, consistent with the previous year, influenced by state income taxes and foreign income tax benefits.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consistent
Adjective
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Owning a movie theater was a lifelong dream for Floyd, who notes that a commitment to supporting independent film is not always compatible with the need to turn a profit.—
Cory Stillman,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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This flash drive is compatible with most modern smart devices, so backing up your files from your phone or transferring a project between your computer and tablet is a breeze.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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And no one offered a coherent explanation for why the cap is 15%.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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The opposition lacks anyone with a remotely similar social media and traditional media star power, or a coherent legislative way to slow or stop them.—
Axios,
Axios,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Consistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consistent. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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