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as in symmetry
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
at present, the living room lacks consonance because all of the furniture is on one side
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as in accordance
a state of consistency
in good writing there is always consonance of thought and expression, as the use of simple words for simple thoughts
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Recent Examples of consonance
The simile is novel and yet the sort of thing a young woman would think; there is assonance and consonance seesawing across the sentence, which is slow and gorgeous rather than quick and thrilling.
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Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
Eilish cautions against reading any song as autobiographical, but this song — about being widely seen yet deeply lost and misunderstood — has consonance.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
The consonance sounds Intermission.
—Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
The syllables fall like dominoes, and consonance collapses like a house of cards.
—Chuck Klosterman, SPIN, 11 Mar. 2023
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Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
Eilish cautions against reading any song as autobiographical, but this song — about being widely seen yet deeply lost and misunderstood — has consonance.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
The consonance sounds Intermission.
—Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
The syllables fall like dominoes, and consonance collapses like a house of cards.
—Chuck Klosterman, SPIN, 11 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consonance
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Sticking with symmetry, former one-time host Billie Ellish will be the musical guest on SNL for the fourth time too.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
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Not only is symmetry taken into account by the arrangement of the beds, but the dark stain of the wood highlights the light stone fountain beautifully.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 31 July 2024
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Nordlinger portrays the advocates of these positions at the height of their fleeting glory, as the Nobel Prize committee, in full accordance with what was then thought to be wisdom, gave solemn benediction to their ideas.Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2012
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Purchasing tickets through Ticketmaster is also an option since both work in accordance with each other.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Katie’s voice was strong and clear enough to cut through even the harmonies.Charlie Mason, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
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The soaring harmonies on the chorus, the nasty edge to the bass line, the way the horns add sizzle to an already piping-hot track; these are all the indelible hallmarks of Jones’ work.Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Musk served as a corporate economic adviser to Trump in 2016 but left the advisory council a year later following Trump’s decision to remove the U.S. from the Paris accords on climate.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Governments face a deadline in early 2025 to update their national climate plans, 10 years after the adoption of the landmark Paris accord.Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
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His use of pop, jazz, and orchestration in scores influenced future generations of film composers.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The orchestra, discreetly visible on the set’s upper level, brings out the vibrancy of Tom Kitt’s arrangements and orchestrations.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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In fact, the house as a whole looks odd: Nothing feels particularly lived in, the proportions are off, the window far too small.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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If the parties get their ways, those proportions could change after Tuesday.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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The company has convertible notes payable and notes payable in default, with a total balance of $1,041,172 and $1,090,298, respectively.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Cocktails are typically about balance: sweet and tart, bitter and sweet, strong and weak.Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Consonance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consonance. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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