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Recent Examples of incompatibility
In other words, Belly and Jere showcased incompatibilities both big and small this week — and the compromise is definitely not a wedding cake with one layer of raspberry and dark chocolate and one of peaches and milk chocolate.
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Similar enzyme defects are known to cause neurological and developmental issues, in addition to blood incompatibility.
—New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
After a final confrontation, the women appear to accept their incompatibility, and their friendship becomes something more distant.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
Couples who last understand that conflict doesn’t mean incompatibility.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Similar enzyme defects are known to cause neurological and developmental issues, in addition to blood incompatibility.
—New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
After a final confrontation, the women appear to accept their incompatibility, and their friendship becomes something more distant.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
Couples who last understand that conflict doesn’t mean incompatibility.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompatibility
Noun
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Shelton’s raw talent says first round; the inconsistency says Day 3.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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This inconsistency frustrates drivers and reduces their confidence in public charging networks, further slowing EV adoption.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Will the new process lead to scenarios of moral incongruence?—
London School of Economics,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Puberty blockers, which cause no permanent changes, are used to pause irreversible physical changes while families consider what care is appropriate for a child with gender incongruence.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Some of the hangars are used as soundstages, and Linklater pointed out an old air-traffic-control tower, jutting, with pleasing retro-futurist incongruity, out of a public plaza.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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So the incongruity might be coming from a place of the myth of meritocracy.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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And the main driver of the inconsistences seems to be due to contractual obligations and profits.—
Jake Frederico,
The Arizona Republic,
21 Apr. 2023
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Very inconsistent with practices, which led to inconsistence with games.—
Percy Allen,
The Seattle Times,
31 July 2018
Noun
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The entry of taxi-hailing apps Uber and Bolt in Kenya was greeted with antagonism — strikes by traditional taxi operators, protests over pricing by Uber drivers, and even intervention by government agencies.—
Martin K.N Siele,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Things change, and antagonisms and jealousies and resentments that weren’t there before emerge.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Incompatibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompatibility. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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