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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
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
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
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
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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According to the company, real-world factors such as dynamic inconsistencies, sensor noise and latency, actuator delays and nonlinearities, and variable ground properties can cause strategies optimized in simulation to slip or destabilize in practice.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Detection is the biggest hurdle A significant factor in the inconsistency from state to state is that there is no standardized way to measure drug impairment as there is with blood alcohol content.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 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
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Likewise, the airy comedy (boosted by Thomas Newman’s sprightly if familiar-sounding score) insists on the seeming incongruity between the film’s lovely setting and its darker subject matter.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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In contemplating the religious system of the Aztecs, one is struck with its apparent incongruity, as if some portion of it had emanated from a comparatively refined people, open to gentle influences, while the rest breathes a spirit of unmitigated ferocity.—
Sebastian Purcell
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 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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Heading in, Republicans don’t seem eager to echo the antagonism from the right.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Daniel finally gets the full scope of their antagonism, which means their burden is now to convince him of their righteousness.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Incompatibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompatibility. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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