as in compatible
not having or showing any apparent conflict
the clothes you wear to work must be consistent with the company's dress code
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Recent Examples of consistent
Banham is a consistent facilitator, averaging three assists to two turnovers over her last 17 games as a starter.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The answer is the strikingly consistent correspondence between various features among its descendants.
—Martha Barnette
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
The motorcycle, according to police, had damage consistent with being struck by another vehicle which then left the scene.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The results are consistent with earlier findings from a smaller Finnish study, which involved a less diverse population.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 28 July 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
The answer is the strikingly consistent correspondence between various features among its descendants.
—Martha Barnette
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
The motorcycle, according to police, had damage consistent with being struck by another vehicle which then left the scene.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The results are consistent with earlier findings from a smaller Finnish study, which involved a less diverse population.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for consistent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consistent
Adjective
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Download the compatible app to control a timer, night light, and more useful features.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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Uka uses a mechanical clip for securing the top plate to the tripod and is compatible with Arca Swiss bases, enabling users to seamlessly swap between Uka and Arca Swiss without the need to change over the quick-release plate.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 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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Under the current system, in which benefits are based on a worker’s contributions, the only coherent way to raise the revenue needed to close the remaining gap would be by increasing the payroll tax.—
Ben Ritz,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The world no longer presents itself in coherent phrases.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Consistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consistent. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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