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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
Tom Sapsford, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
The archaeologists at first thought the tomb belonged to a royal consort, because of its location near the burial places of royal wives and that of Thutmose II’s wife, Hatshepsut, who took the throne herself after his death.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 21 Feb. 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
For instance, the poet Catullus details the origin story of the galli’s founder figure, Attis, who was Cybele’s mythical consort and chief priest.
—Tom Sapsford, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
The archaeologists at first thought the tomb belonged to a royal consort, because of its location near the burial places of royal wives and that of Thutmose II’s wife, Hatshepsut, who took the throne herself after his death.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 21 Feb. 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
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Most funding entities, from science agencies to philanthropic organizations, want to be associated with exciting, groundbreaking work, and sustained observations are too routine to scratch that itch.—
Eric Morgan,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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The researchers hypothesized that left- and mixed-handedness could be associated with diseases that occur very early in life, because the dominant hand is determined at a very early age – possibly even before birth.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2025
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The formulation blends hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and blue agave extract to keep the skin hydrated and radiant but never oily.—
Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
8 May 2025
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This traveling show blends smoke, elixirs, potions, bubbles, cauldrons, alcohol and mocktails for a unique drinking engagement.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2025
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Ramsey flies more than 400,000 miles per year and has traveled to all 7 continents, 50 U.S. states and 173 of the United Nations countries.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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To be in the same location, at least one pair would have to travel and pay for a place to stay, because neither of their apartments could fit everyone.—
Rhaina Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2025
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The researchers found that outward response and inner awareness were not always correlated: The most physically responsive patients were not necessarily the ones with the clearest signs of brain activity when asked to imagine the tasks.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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As a result, the tine on the opposite side that roughly correlates is thus an unmatched non-symmetry point and is therefore an abnormal point.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
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Though a collab didn’t happen then, the two bonded after they were connected through Justin’s mentor Usher (Diddy used to be Usher’s mentor as well).—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
16 May 2025
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Johnson’s flagship initiative — a $1.25 billion bond program — is a continuation of the city practice of bonding for capital investments.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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One inevitable complication in understanding how attention paid to stories in the news corresponds with political support is that consumers can design a media diet of information from only one side or perspective.—
Ruth Igielnik,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Names will correspond with their locations. Clubhouse540, for instance, is named after the Zip code of its address, 60540.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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Britain agreed the most significant reset of ties with the European Union since Brexit on Monday, removing some trade barriers and collaborating on defence to help grow its economy and boost security on the continent.—
Kate Holton,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The best insights come when data scientists, product managers and marketers collaborate to frame the right questions and interpret the results critically.—
Gunjan Paliwal,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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When integrated with infrastructure-as-code and observability stacks, these agents can coordinate to self-heal services, tune performance or even recommend architectural refactoring.—
Anuj Tyagi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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For the outing, the pair, who've been romantically linked since 2023, coordinated in chic all-black looks.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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“Consort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consort. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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