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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
The Fire 7 is not compatible with Osmo products, and some iPad models require the Osmo Reflector for compatibility.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
The Switch 2 is backwards compatible with the original Switch, so software sales for that older system were even higher.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
That's not much faster than wireless charging, which can hit 15 W with a compatible charger.
—ArsTechnica, 31 July 2025
Unfortunately, our society is not really compatible with happy child-rearing.
—Rachel Deutsch
july 29, Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
The Switch 2 is backwards compatible with the original Switch, so software sales for that older system were even higher.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
That's not much faster than wireless charging, which can hit 15 W with a compatible charger.
—ArsTechnica, 31 July 2025
Unfortunately, our society is not really compatible with happy child-rearing.
—Rachel Deutsch
july 29, Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for compatible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatible
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Shields last fought in July, successfully defending her title with a lopsided unanimous decision win over Lani Daniels at Little Caesars Arena in her home state of Michigan.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The city commission’s unanimous decision brings further change to downtown nightlife after last month’s approval to require a permit to sell alcohol after midnight.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Plus, she's been a consistent advocate for working mothers, pushing for improved mothers' rooms within Scripps, maintaining an open-door policy and promoting work-life balance for others on her team.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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As temperatures climb, professionals in emergency medicine and child injury prevention are urging caregivers to adopt simple, consistent habits that could mean the difference between life and death.—
Adrienne Farr,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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If Americans are divided on social issues, they are increasingly united in their antipathy toward those at the very top of an unequal economy rivaling the Gilded Age.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
8 Aug. 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,
31 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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These fish were stocked at 61 inland lakes and rivers and Lake Michigan. Lake sturgeon will come from a cooperative hatchery in Tower, Michigan, operated with Michigan State University.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In these same years, cooperative ownership structures were filtering into the much fancier end of the real-estate scene as well.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Compatible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatible. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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