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Recent Examples of congruous Hannah is a sustainability consultant and climate impact manager, which is congruous with an outdoor ethos and the culture around bike guiding. Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 On the pool deck, a minimalist railing acts as a congruous border to this backyard retreat. Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 May 2023 Dripping noses, sneezes, and a stressful mission did not make for congruous relations with Mission Control. Ben Evans, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023 Studies show that subjects respond more quickly when the word and the image are congruous—that is, if both are pleasant or unpleasant. Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2012 Women organize into efficient and congruous guilds. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022 To speak of the Los Angeles riots, therefore, is to speak of dozens of events involving multiple cities and counties, an overlapping but not always congruous set of memories and perspectives that do not neatly map onto one another. New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022 And getting quantum computers to outlearn traditional machines means finding AI problems that boil down to mathematical operations congruous with quantum physics. Quanta Magazine, 4 Feb. 2022 These capabilities may have served those departments well in the moment, but not in a congruous way with other parts of the organization. Omri Kohl, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congruous
Adjective
  • The behavior of the HOA was consistent: extractive economics dressed in legitimacy.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Through their consistent efforts and commitment, the Narwhals achieved recognition by obtaining the Excellence in Engineering Award, the team’s first mechanical award.
    Claire Lin And Kyle Vu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • The risk of the copy-paste method Many clinics still rely on standardized designs — sharp frontal lines, symmetrical arcs, dense temples.
    Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
  • That’s symmetrical, at least, unlike the iPhone 17 Pro Max, for instance, which has six holes on one side and four on the other.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • Check your manufacturer's instructions: Always verify that your air fryer and glass dish are compatible to prevent any issues.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
  • Mitigate this by standardizing APIs, using middleware and ensuring cloud services are compatible with legacy systems.
    Bhupendra Singh, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • To keep your baby’s skin healthy, these wipes are pH balanced, made from 99% water, and are free of fragrances, parabens, dyes, and phenoxyethanol.
    Laura Lu, Parents, 22 May 2025
  • Just pair heat with gentle movement, hydration, and a balanced, fiber-rich diet.
    Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • The major-sevenths, by stuffing four notes into the chords, offered greater harmonic options, and Sikes was determined to take advantage of them, encouraging Wayne to incorporate the dissonant notes into her high harmonies.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
  • By using these recycled devices—including pulse oximeters, harmonic scalpels and EP catheters—health systems across the globe reduced CO2 emissions by 115,382,133 pounds last year.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • To bring back that upscale aesthetic, the Casino Royal will have a dress code that requires jackets for men and elegant dress for women.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
  • In 2024, Evangelista made an elegant return to the Met Gala.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • The beer is a harmonious blend of tradition and innovation, drawing inspiration from the classic German pilsner while infusing a modern twist.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Chelsea’s latest title has been a collective achievement, largely about being harmonious and disciplined, whereas their previous ones tended to have an obvious star: Bethany England, or Fran Kirby, or Sam Kerr, or Guro Reiten.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 May 2025

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“Congruous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congruous. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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