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
In certain categories—where the content is nearly universally deemed harmful, such as explicit calls for violence—more consistent moderation across multiple platforms is our best bet.
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Tamar Mitts, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
That sentiment has become a consistent theme in lawmakers’ discussions this session.
—Katherine Jones, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2025
The rollover of coaches and trade rumors has accumulated over the years as Las Vegas hasn't found consistent winning since 2021 – their last playoff berth.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
But Robinson was waived by the Heat this past summer after struggling to find consistent playing time in Miami, appearing in just 36 games for the Heat last season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
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Tamar Mitts, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
That sentiment has become a consistent theme in lawmakers’ discussions this session.
—Katherine Jones, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2025
The rollover of coaches and trade rumors has accumulated over the years as Las Vegas hasn't found consistent winning since 2021 – their last playoff berth.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
But Robinson was waived by the Heat this past summer after struggling to find consistent playing time in Miami, appearing in just 36 games for the Heat last season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consistent
Adjective
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All widgets in the Android ecosystem will be compatible with lock screens by default.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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Both have the Apple M3 processor in them and are compatible with Apple Intelligence.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 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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But Trump has continued to claim that the network was trying to influence the election by making Harris sound more coherent, even though both of her answers were in the public realm.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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The park is designed to intensify the use of the area for the local and wider Taichung community, while promoting a more coherent city infrastructure.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Consistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consistent. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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