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
The requirement that executive orders be congruent with the Constitution and established laws becomes critical as the body politic reacts to a president’s executive orders.
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
And contrary to the claims of many activists, the preferences of the Palestinian people are not always congruent with the demands of Palestinian nationalism.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
As such, this shift in responsibility would involve building a company culture where growth in AI is congruent with maintaining an awareness of its differentiation from IT.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
What Your Company Cares About Are your lobbying efforts congruent with your climate and human rights positions?
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
And contrary to the claims of many activists, the preferences of the Palestinian people are not always congruent with the demands of Palestinian nationalism.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
As such, this shift in responsibility would involve building a company culture where growth in AI is congruent with maintaining an awareness of its differentiation from IT.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
What Your Company Cares About Are your lobbying efforts congruent with your climate and human rights positions?
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congruent
Adjective
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As its only consistent cast member, Lyonne is basically the whole show.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Located across the street from Cady Way Park, Brookshire feeds into Glenridge Middle School and Winter Park High School, both of which earn consistent A grades.—
Zoey Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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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,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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Not everyone who wants to donate is able to give, but the test found that Hickey and Gamble were fully compatible.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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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 24 Jul. 2025.
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