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as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a consort of doctors attended the case
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as in choirs
an organized group of singers
hired a consort of madrigal singers to perform at the wedding reception
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as in spouses
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 associates
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 blends
to form a pleasing relationship
the restaurant's sophisticated menu consorts seamlessly with its sleek, modern ambience
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Greene’s heart-to-heart media tour has been jarring liberals and anyone else who associates her with conspiratorial beliefs and outrageous comments.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
21 Nov. 2025 -
Everyone associates that with us.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
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Another downtown favorite is Three Cultures Kitchen, an eatery that blends American and Latin American cuisine.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
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As Michael, Jaafar Jackson’s speaking voice is expressive, and his presence blends strength and fragility, power and vulnerability, even if, in dramatic scenes, the character is granted too little substance for there to be a self to express.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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President Prabowo Subianto has publicly pointed out that 70% of Asia’s trade travels through the Indonesian straits of Lombok, Sunda, and Malacca.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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And then wrote about these travels in my zine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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This correlates with Korean beauty’s emphasis on healthy skin.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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National data found each home lost to climate disasters per 10,000 people correlates with a 1 percentage point increase in homelessness.—
Meg Tanaka,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Consorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consorts. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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