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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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In May 2023, Daniels earned the vacant IBF heavyweight belt with a unanimous decision over Alrie Meleisea.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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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
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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Although the new study did not test a uniform walking regimen, Barha suggests walking multiple times daily to break up sedentary behavior and maintaining consistent walking habits year to year to prevent cognitive decline.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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However, the latest directive has been met with a united legal challenge from 19 states and Washington, D.C., that contend the order violates federal privacy laws and the U.S. Constitution.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Build first, attract later Manchester’s progress and success has been the result of decades-long collaboration and a united long-term vision between civic leaders, universities, property developers and industry, forming an innovation ecosystem that existed well before national attention followed.—
Kath Mackay,
Forbes.com,
24 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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The woman was cooperative with officers, gave a statement and was not taken into custody after she was seen for a medical evaluation at a hospital, Hayward police said in a news release.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 July 2025
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Finally, a more durable, cooperative global order would ground its legitimacy not in supposedly neutral technocratic governance but in expressly political exchanges.—
STACIE E. GODDARD,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
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“Compatible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatible. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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