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Recent Examples of incongruence
There is its sheer incongruence as a red-carpet look.
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Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 12 June 2024
The joke gets huge laughs less on the merits of its structure than its violent incongruence with the tone of the rest of Notaro’s material, validating her instincts about it in the first place.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
The incongruence includes Camp Bonifas, a United Nations command post which features a spot Sports Illustrated labeled the world’s most dangerous golf course.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
But Slotkin is proving over and over again her incongruence with that possibility.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 14 July 2023
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Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 12 June 2024
The joke gets huge laughs less on the merits of its structure than its violent incongruence with the tone of the rest of Notaro’s material, validating her instincts about it in the first place.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
The incongruence includes Camp Bonifas, a United Nations command post which features a spot Sports Illustrated labeled the world’s most dangerous golf course.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
But Slotkin is proving over and over again her incongruence with that possibility.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 14 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruence
Noun
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The incongruity of profit maximization was brought to public attention in the UK recently, as the scale of river pollution from water utility companies becomes ever more apparent.—
Aissa Dearing,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Jan. 2025
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The incongruity between Buckley’s lapidary political views and his untidy appearance was simply too much for the letter writer to square.—
Andrew Ferguson,
National Review,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The unit’s inconsistency showed up most against quality run defenses.—
Ryan McFadden,
The Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2025
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Flaherty went 13-7 with a 3.17 ERA for the Tigers and Dodgers in 2024, delivering a resurgent season after three years of injury and inconsistency.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Share doubts and concerns about your incompatibility.—
Jenny McCoy,
Glamour,
10 Jan. 2025
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Most of these users will not have the skills or expertise to navigate a risky upgrade path, a potential need to reverse, or note the signs of an incompatibility issue that drops them off security support.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
14 Dec. 2024
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And the main driver of the inconsistences seems to be due to contractual obligations and profits.—
Jake Frederico,
The Arizona Republic,
21 Apr. 2023
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Very inconsistent with practices, which led to inconsistence with games.—
Percy Allen,
The Seattle Times,
31 July 2018
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“Incongruence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruence. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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