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Recent Examples of incompatibility
Kellerman explained that the core issue between him and Smith stemmed from fundamental incompatibility.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Dec. 2025
By the end, though, neutrals departed the London Stadium thinking not of the drama of Salah on the bench or of Wirtz’s alleged incompatibility with his new environment, but of what Wirtz can bring to Liverpool.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Red flags warn of potential harm or incompatibility.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This often leads to incompatibility between vendors’ equipment, raising integration costs and risking IT and facility lifecycle mismatch.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Dec. 2025
By the end, though, neutrals departed the London Stadium thinking not of the drama of Salah on the bench or of Wirtz’s alleged incompatibility with his new environment, but of what Wirtz can bring to Liverpool.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Red flags warn of potential harm or incompatibility.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This often leads to incompatibility between vendors’ equipment, raising integration costs and risking IT and facility lifecycle mismatch.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompatibility
Noun
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If the audit flags an inconsistency, the refund is withheld.—
Peter Sadera,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Feb. 2026
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Earlier in The View broadcast, Hostin called out a few inconsistencies in that mindset.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Widening the fields, at the expense of seats The other main structural incongruence of NFL stadiums as World Cup venues was their narrowness.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Teachers and school staff have a federal constitutional right to accurately inform the parent or guardian of their student when the student expresses gender incongruence.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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The show’s postcard-ready shots of the northern countryside, with its verdant hills and winding roads, are another incongruity, belying the challenges of survival there for those on the fringes.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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Not a single critic of the book was struck by the incongruity of this failure in basic thriller plotting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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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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Welch and Sullivan dismiss concerns that their antagonism toward some Democrats is helpful to Trump, arguing that unscripted moments, even the spicier ones, are just what their side needs.—
Rachel Monroe,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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Trump could either amp up the antagonism or claim to have pulled off a brilliant America First deal—though neither approach would, or should, put the Minnesota mess behind him completely.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Incompatibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompatibility. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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