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as in symphonic
having a pleasing mixture of notes
the naturally harmonious sounds of a forest glen in springtime
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as in balanced
having the parts agreeably related
a harmonious arrangement of archways and doorways in the palace courtyard
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as in compatible
having or marked by agreement in feeling or action
an unusually harmonious meeting among the leaders resulted in a quick peace agreement
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as in consistent
not having or showing any apparent conflict
no form of social discrimination can ever be harmonious with the basic principles and ideals of our nation
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Recent Examples of harmonious
By choosing substances that promote peace rather than conflict, individuals and communities can take an important step toward healthier relationships and a more harmonious society.
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Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
Ensuring a calm environment and creating safe spaces for both baby and pets can help foster harmonious relationships.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Your host has invested time and energy into planning a thoughtful menu and bringing your own dish forces them to include something in the assortment that may not be harmonious with the rest of the meal.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Less harmonious was the arrangement with France’s Ligue 1, severed inside a year, but other domestic partnerships can be found in Japan and Belgium.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 11 June 2025
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Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
Ensuring a calm environment and creating safe spaces for both baby and pets can help foster harmonious relationships.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Your host has invested time and energy into planning a thoughtful menu and bringing your own dish forces them to include something in the assortment that may not be harmonious with the rest of the meal.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Less harmonious was the arrangement with France’s Ligue 1, severed inside a year, but other domestic partnerships can be found in Japan and Belgium.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmonious
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Schifrin then conducted a 1995 symphonic celebration in Marseilles, France, to mark the 100th anniversary of the invention of movies by the Lumiere brothers.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
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Consider a morning stroll along Mendocino Trail, which undulates along the continent’s edge for miles, delivering a symphonic show of rolling waves and squawking sea birds, who sing their wild tunes from the top of dramatic rock formations.—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2025
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The argument in favor was to have a fully balanced schedule, where everyone played everyone else twice.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Served with kimchi, daikon and rice, the plate is balanced and filling.—
Irene Milanez,
Sacbee.com,
7 July 2025
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There’s also a 16.1-inch touchscreen interface that controls most vehicle functions, supports in-car apps, and is compatible with Apple CarPlay.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 July 2025
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Not to mention, the large size weighs just 55 pounds and is compatible with most hitch racks for use on road trips.—
Kevin Brouillard,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2025
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Just consistent, valuable presence in the right places.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The recycling process eliminates the need to separate the fibers from each other — a consistent hurdle in the textile-to-textile recycling space.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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For Experts Only’s year one, Summit is curating a lineup based around his musical influences across dubstep, drum and bass, house and techno, tapping veterans like Kaskade and Green Velvet as well as up and comers and artists across his Experts Only Label.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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For nearly a decade, Case has also been toiling away on songs for a musical adaptation of the classic (and still relevant) 1991 film Thelma & Louise with the film’s director, Callie Khouri, who wrote the book for the show.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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Finally, the American flag, the Stars and Stripes, is not even symmetrical.—
Tom Shattuck,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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The tree has a dwarf, symmetrical columnar growth form with dense branching.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 June 2025
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The Supreme Court offered religious liberty advocates a significant win with its unanimous decision in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission earlier this month.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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Super featherweight René Alvarado beat Víctor Morales by unanimous decision: 96-94, 99-91, 99-91.—
Jad El Reda,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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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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“Harmonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmonious. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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