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Recent Examples of congruity With three new offensive lineman joining center Aaron Brewer and tackle Austin Jackson, the importance of congruity cannot be understated. Miami Herald, 21 July 2025 Uncanny forms—semi-organic shapes, with stray kinks and curves hammered flat—assumed an unlikely congruity. Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 Women still have to work harder to overcome role-congruity bias. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes, 12 June 2021 Fortunately, that lack of congruity didn’t detract from superb upper fit and security for most testers. Adam Chase, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2021 Create congruity between your spending and giving and your values. Ross Levin, Star Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020 This should have been an experience of affirmation and tangible progression towards physical congruity to my truest self but instead was fraught with anxiety — the treatments weren’t working. Trésor Prijs, Teen Vogue, 1 June 2018 At the time, there weren’t a ton of slam-dunk options, especially for a league that has historically had a high standard of basketball and values geographic congruity. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2018 Maybe that would be its own form of spiritual growth on a micro scale — proof of my own congruity with the universe even under mildly uncomfortable conditions. Anna Hezel, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congruity
Noun
  • But the similarities don’t stop with the building blocks.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • However, as the book took shape, a few similarities became apparent.
    Logan Karlie September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Taken in accordance with the instructions on the label and an appropriate diet and exercise regimen, GLP-1s are effective at lowering a person’s weight.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The rhythm of the beat completely changes, and the rhythm of how the body has to move in accordance with that beat.
    Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • But two years later, a young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering from a canal.
    Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Some of these ancient microbes show strong resemblances to modern pathogens.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • An award-winning La Jolla ensemble is gearing up for a show full of sublime harmonies and a cappella tunes.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The purpose is to not only rebuild the Ukrainian military for a post-war environment but also deter Putin from launching more attacks after a peace accord is struck.
    Daniel R. DePetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As attitudes and official restrictions on travel slowly shifted, Cubans traveling abroad and returning – by their own accord or because they were deported – has become commonplace.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Congruity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congruity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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