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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a consort of doctors attended the case
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as in spouse
the person to whom another is married
it is the queen's eldest son and not her consort who is next in line for the throne
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as in to associate
to come or be together as friends
at college she began consorting with drug users, eventually becoming an addict herself
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as in to blend
to form a pleasing relationship
the restaurant's sophisticated menu consorts seamlessly with its sleek, modern ambience
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Recent Examples of consort
Simon Perry, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Amun was the highest god in Thebes, while Mut was his wife or consort and a divine mother.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Alessandra Bocchi, WSJ, 13 July 2021
Not all biographers truly consort with creativity, but Lee does, so her books have a creativity of their own, deepening and sometimes altering one’s sense of the individual talent.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021
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Noun
The King wasn’t able to carry out the duty last year due to his cancer treatment, and his wife stepped in to do so, making history as the first consort to lead the ancient tradition.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Amun was the highest god in Thebes, while Mut was his wife or consort and a divine mother.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
But he is detested by western militiamen, and is also known to consort with extremists.
—Alessandra Bocchi, WSJ, 13 July 2021
Not all biographers truly consort with creativity, but Lee does, so her books have a creativity of their own, deepening and sometimes altering one’s sense of the individual talent.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consort
Verb
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Of course, with a luxury experience also comes a luxurious price tag and the cost of tickets won’t be the kind of budget fares people most associate with bus travel.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Consuming 400 grams of dairy daily was associated with a 2% increase in risk.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
7 Sep. 2025
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Maximalists can lean into bold, dramatic hues, while those who prefer subtlety can opt for earthy neutrals that blend seamlessly with their kitchen decor.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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By blending internal talent with flexible external expertise, companies can punch above their weight without bloating headcount.—
Richard Ricks,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Reporter Duaa Eldeib interviewed Sutton-Schulman and L multiple times and traveled to North Carolina for additional reporting.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Who isn't searching for Japan travel?—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Clearly, this correlates nearly with the birth rate exploding; 16 players born in 1948 represented England, including Ray Clemence and Trevor Brooking, the highest figure for any single year since 1901.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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But basketball presented an additional challenge for an Ultimate Team mode, as hoops performance is generally more height-correlated than in soccer, complicating how WNBA players might fare on the same virtual court as NBA players in MyTeam.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The comedic Hulu murder-mystery series follows neighbors Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez), who bond over their love for true crime and launch a podcast detailing all the murder investigations in their ritzy New York City building.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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The two 10GbE ports can be bonded using link aggregation which means a NAS device could be accessed at speeds up to 20Gb/s, all from a laptop with a Thunderbolt 5 port.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Following the success of EA’s 2024 return to college football, the company teased a corresponding basketball series this June.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the corresponding quarter last year, comparable store sales were down 21 percent.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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More advanced methods, including differential privacy and federated learning, allow researchers to collaborate without moving sensitive data outside hospital walls.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Pliops is collaborating with Tensormesh, inference optimization software.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Selling ‘prestige and dreams’ Recognizing the importance of celebrity exposure, Armani hired Wanda McDaniel in 1988 as his West Coast liaison to coordinate Hollywood A-listers’ wardrobes for on- and off-screen appearances.—
Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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The partial closure order was coordinated with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, along with multiple local, state and federal agency cooperators, to identify the minimum area necessary for the safety of firefighting resources and forest visitors.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Consort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consort. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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