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Recent Examples of incongruence
Many of our brave officers are hampered by policy incongruence that many times lead to inaction.
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Anthony Segrich, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
The visual incongruence creates a sense of claustrophobia—for both Alice and the viewers—as though the entire house is closing in on her.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
In her Venn diagrams, Kim presses uncomfortable categories together, exploring the space of overlap as one of incongruence and friction.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Through a playful yet serious, if not tragic, way of narrating society and its incongruences, Birgit Jürgenssen and Cinzia Ruggeri reflect on clothes and accessories as a way to express identity but also as a tool to analyze the societal and physical spaces occupied by women.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Segrich, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
The visual incongruence creates a sense of claustrophobia—for both Alice and the viewers—as though the entire house is closing in on her.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
In her Venn diagrams, Kim presses uncomfortable categories together, exploring the space of overlap as one of incongruence and friction.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Through a playful yet serious, if not tragic, way of narrating society and its incongruences, Birgit Jürgenssen and Cinzia Ruggeri reflect on clothes and accessories as a way to express identity but also as a tool to analyze the societal and physical spaces occupied by women.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruence
Noun
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Already concerned about the incongruity of having a comic yukking it up with what was happening with the AP and other outlets, the WHCA scrapped her.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025
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Kirby’s incongruity is terrifying, so said someone much wiser than me.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Employees often lose valuable time manually transferring data between systems and resolving inconsistencies, while delays slow down productivity across the board.—
Cynthia Tee,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Diddy's attorney, Nicole Westmoreland, brought up inconsistencies in Richard's multiple interviews with prosecutors.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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But here’s another problem: The intensity of idealization could also cause a person to overlook key incompatibility issues and toxic patterns.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
5 July 2025
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And Johan’s efforts to bridge the growing distance between them just seem to confirm their incompatibility.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 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
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“Incongruence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruence. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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