as in compatible
not having or showing any apparent conflict
the clothes you wear to work must be consistent with the company's dress code
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Recent Examples of consistent
Trans athletes and advocates, in turn, point to a lack of consistent, conclusive research to support this claim and the wide-reaching bans it’s led to.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
The 2024 11th-rounder’s fastball sits at 97 mph, though he’s struggled to throw consistent strikes.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Over a longer duration, these extremes would likely even out into a consistent, and each character could grow into a more distinctive role within the ensemble.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 28 May 2025
This has been a consistent problem of the season so far.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 May 2025
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
The 2024 11th-rounder’s fastball sits at 97 mph, though he’s struggled to throw consistent strikes.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Over a longer duration, these extremes would likely even out into a consistent, and each character could grow into a more distinctive role within the ensemble.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 28 May 2025
This has been a consistent problem of the season so far.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for consistent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consistent
Adjective
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Check your manufacturer's instructions: Always verify that your air fryer and glass dish are compatible to prevent any issues.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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The glasses are compatible with Siri, Cortana and Google.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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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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That’s basically like taking pieces from five different jigsaw puzzles and figuring out a way to put them together in some coherent order.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The administration still has time to settle on a coherent strategy, but the window of opportunity is closing.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
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“Consistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consistent. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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