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as in unanimous
having or marked by agreement in feeling or action
didn't think that they'd be compatible as roommates
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as in consistent
not having or showing any apparent conflict
a theory that is compatible with what we already know about early man
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Recent Examples of compatible
Your son and the woman weren’t compatible in their views about paying for the date.
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
The Basilisk Mobile is fully compatible with Razer Synapse 4.
—Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 18 July 2025
The stations will be publicly accessible 24/7 and compatible with all EV makes and models.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
The city plans to purchase properties in the area and demolish those that aren’t compatible with the airport or manufacturing sites, like single-family homes.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
The Basilisk Mobile is fully compatible with Razer Synapse 4.
—Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 18 July 2025
The stations will be publicly accessible 24/7 and compatible with all EV makes and models.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
The city plans to purchase properties in the area and demolish those that aren’t compatible with the airport or manufacturing sites, like single-family homes.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatible
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With the help of the Pacific Legal Foundation, the couple sued and five years later won a unanimous decision from the Supreme Court affirming their right to review in a federal court.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 July 2025
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In May 2023, Daniels earned the vacant IBF heavyweight belt with a unanimous decision over Alrie Meleisea.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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The motorcycle, according to police, had damage consistent with being struck by another vehicle which then left the scene.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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The results are consistent with earlier findings from a smaller Finnish study, which involved a less diverse population.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
28 July 2025
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Her ideas have earned praise from free-speech advocates, conservative publications, and members of the Trump Administration, along with furious condemnation from academic leaders convinced that universities must stand united against Trump.—
Rob Wolfe,
New Yorker,
18 July 2025
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The movie ends on a high note as Rumi embraces her half-demon self and reunites with Mira and Zoey in front of their fans, stronger and more united than ever.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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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
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This marks the third cooperative engagement between Chinese and Vietnamese forces since April, when their naval forces and coast guards conducted two separate joint patrols in the Beibu Gulf—also known as the Gulf of Tonkin—off the coasts of Vietnam and China.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez did vote against the defense bill as a whole, which includes $122.5 million for U.S.-Israel cooperative development programs, according to the House Appropriations Committee.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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“Compatible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatible. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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