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
Many neuroimaging studies have also shown structural abnormalities in the brains of people with schizophrenia, but nothing consistent enough across patient populations to become signature features of the disorder.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
This behavior is a singular and consistent feature of the Islamic Republic.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Standardized information will help create consistent methods for battery recycling and reuse.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
With more consistent creativity, better combat, more variety, and more time spent on crafting a strong narrative, Hirogami 2 could be real GOTY material.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
This behavior is a singular and consistent feature of the Islamic Republic.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Standardized information will help create consistent methods for battery recycling and reuse.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
With more consistent creativity, better combat, more variety, and more time spent on crafting a strong narrative, Hirogami 2 could be real GOTY material.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consistent
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Lenovo is offering optional accessories like the Lenovo Tab Pen Pro, compatible with both tablets, along with device-specific folios and keyboards.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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The system is also compatible with high-performance photovoltaic cells, like gallium arsenide (GaAs), a compound semiconductor that boosts overall power conversion.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Researchers at Carleton University found that people with names like Renee, Liam or Noelle—which include soft, flowing consonant sounds—were more likely to be favored for certain roles over people with names like Greta, Tate or Krista, whose names contain harsher sounds.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The result is a slowly shifting kaleidoscope of bright, consonant sound, which, with its pointed title, easily digestible concept, and improvisatory spirit, was also a rejection of the cerebral atonality then in vogue.—
William Robin,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
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But the partnership’s work on emerging Pillar 2 technologies is less coherent than AUKUS plans for Australian nuclear submarines.—
GARY ROUGHEAD,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
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Because the friction caused by waves that slightly interfere is slightly less stable than the coherent state when waves seamlessly add up.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Consistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consistent. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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