as in consistent
not having or showing any apparent conflict
a theory congruent with the known facts of the case
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Recent Examples of congruent
What Your Company Cares About Are your lobbying efforts congruent with your climate and human rights positions?
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In another case study, a leading home improvement retailer achieved a 7% lift in engagement with emotionally congruent ads – 64% of audiences watched the ad to completion, versus 57% with traditional media.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
There is also a lack of material that is available in their native language or is culturally congruent, experts said.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2024
Just like some aspects can make for a more congruent match, others, like Leo and Scorpio, which square each other, can make for a more contentious one.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In another case study, a leading home improvement retailer achieved a 7% lift in engagement with emotionally congruent ads – 64% of audiences watched the ad to completion, versus 57% with traditional media.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
There is also a lack of material that is available in their native language or is culturally congruent, experts said.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2024
Just like some aspects can make for a more congruent match, others, like Leo and Scorpio, which square each other, can make for a more contentious one.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congruent
Adjective
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The defense says the injuries O'Keefe suffered were more consistent with a dog attack or beating inside the home.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Tesla’s first quarter earnings decline is consistent with the possibility that the company is losing its competitive advantage.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Moto Watch Fit: One More Thing Motorola also showed off its new Moto Watch Fit smartwatch, which is compatible with all Android phones but doesn't appear to run Wear OS.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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The machines are compatible with Metro, Tonello’s a digital platform that measures the laundry’s consumption.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Apr. 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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“Congruent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congruent. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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