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
Although the rate can change daily, that return has been consistent over the last month.
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Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
The Sadie crossbody is a consistent hit among shoppers due to its compact size, spacious interior, and durable Saffiano leather material.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Movies are very different in that regard – movies are one of America’s most consistent winners in trade surplus.
—Bill Mechanic, Deadline, 15 May 2025
This human element forms the cornerstone of delivering consistent value over time.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
The Sadie crossbody is a consistent hit among shoppers due to its compact size, spacious interior, and durable Saffiano leather material.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Movies are very different in that regard – movies are one of America’s most consistent winners in trade surplus.
—Bill Mechanic, Deadline, 15 May 2025
This human element forms the cornerstone of delivering consistent value over time.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for consistent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consistent
Adjective
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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
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Mitigate this by standardizing APIs, using middleware and ensuring cloud services are compatible with legacy systems.—
Bhupendra Singh,
Forbes.com,
16 May 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
Adjective
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Any possible legislation is seemingly ages away, as if Congress ever does a coherent job of policing big tech in the first place.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The way the series blended all these disparate elements into something not just coherent but transcendent was a stunning achievement.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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“Consistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consistent. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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