compatibility

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Recent Examples of compatibility When in doubt, check the label for stainless steel compatibility. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025 Their advantages include a relatively high tolerance for outside interference and compatibility with current electronics manufacturing. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025 The company first began phasing out compatibility for both systems in its EVs in 2023. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025 This can mean connections to Alexa, Google Assistant, or Amazon Echo that manage your device with voice controls, as well as smartphone compatibility to track your cleaning schedules at your fingertips. Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025 The recipient is selected by medical compatibility. Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 Contestants form bonds and make compatibility decisions while chatting through a wall, eventually getting engaged before meeting face-to-face for the first time. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025 Still, for those who don’t keep this as a dating deal-breaker, more potential life partners could be found that still offer some compatibility, depending on the level of difference in viewpoints. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 It’s been updated with a more convenient save system and 3D compatibility, eliminating some of the original game’s quirks. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatibility
Noun
  • The horror comes from the violation of a group meant to exist in harmony — featuring a cast of real dancers as the luridly fluid characters — being thrown violently out of sync, like a body spasming.
    Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Tender lemony layers live in perfect harmony with strawberry-lemonade jam filling and strawberry frosting.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As New Yorkers showed today, Americans – especially young people and communities of color – are demanding leaders with vision who stand with the oppressed, not the powerful; who build peace and prosperity instead of profit from war and division.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • There will be a full moon in your sign, bringing personal revelations that could clash with your desire to keep the peace.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025

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“Compatibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatibility. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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