Definition of congruentnext

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Recent Examples of congruent Doulas help bridge that gap by providing consistent, continuous support and culturally congruent care that reflects a family’s values, language, traditions and lived experiences. Liyah Wasson, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2025 Fractures that are out of place, shortened, or do not have a congruent joint surface usually need surgery to help prevent persistent pain, loss of motion and the development of arthritis. Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025 All are or more or less congruent with Shelley’s masterwork. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025 Government funding of politically congruent nonprofits is an integral part of the Democratic approach to power. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for congruent
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Adjective
  • Aside from consistent, reliable bed-to-feed patterns, the major benefit of early-season deer hunting is a lack of hunting pressure.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
  • What has remained consistent are the core architects, Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall, and the movies delivering for audience.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Hot Wheels were originally designed to be compatible with Mattel’s signature orange tracks.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • The Type 055 destroyer carries 112 universal vertical launch cells, while the smaller Type 052D uses the same compatible launch system, allowing both classes to fire many of the same missiles.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • The film’s treatment of Odysseus’s lies, too, seems consonant with the Ten Commandments instead of Homer’s moral worldview.
    Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
  • But recent research found that members of the Tsimane’, a native Amazonian society in Bolivia, rate consonant and dissonant chords as equally pleasurable.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

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“Congruent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congruent. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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