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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
WatchOS 26 will be compatible with the Apple Watch Series 6 and later, the second-gen Apple Watch SE, and both versions of the Apple Watch Ultra.
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Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
The display will ship with a bunch of hanging accessories, and is VESA compatible.
—New Atlas, 15 June 2025
For a more consistent and thinly cut end product, many owners recommend picking up the compatible nonserrated blade.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
The charger is compatible with MacBooks, iPhone 16 Series, Samsung, Pixel and other portable devices.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
The display will ship with a bunch of hanging accessories, and is VESA compatible.
—New Atlas, 15 June 2025
For a more consistent and thinly cut end product, many owners recommend picking up the compatible nonserrated blade.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
The charger is compatible with MacBooks, iPhone 16 Series, Samsung, Pixel and other portable devices.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatible
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In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (PSJVTA) does not violate the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s due process rights by forcing them to consent to federal courts’ authority.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
20 June 2025
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The unanimous decision from the three-judge panel keeps a pause on a lower court’s temporary restraining order a week before that had directed the federal government to return control of Guard troops to Newsom.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2025
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Durant never enjoyed consistent team success despite being part of a trio that included star guards Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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This year, the number of consistent tippers is balancing out.—
Katie Kelton,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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The two-day gathering is also intended to signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin that NATO is united, despite Trump’s previous criticism of the alliance, and determined to expand its defenses to deter any attack from Moscow.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
24 June 2025
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Achieving this will require a united voice that transcends borders and bureaucratic inertia.—
Markus Pflitsch,
Forbes.com,
24 June 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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Also, the Kansas side of the state line will play a major connective and cooperative role in staging the world’s largest sporting event.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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In Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, collective or cooperative land reforms—less grandiose and more grassroots than the Soviet or Chinese variants—brought substantive and lasting social change.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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“Compatible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatible. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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