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
Stick to a consistent cleaning routine for a shiny surface.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
From navigating the complexities of scaling operations to ensuring consistent quality amid rapid expansion, his journey has been one of resilience and adaptability.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
The stars of this formula are upcycled makgeolli lees (a byproduct of Korean rice wine), honey, kaolin clay, and rice hull powder—which together sweep away the gunk residing in your pores, gently buff away uneven texture, and with consistent use, help brighten discoloration.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 22 Feb. 2025
These bourbons are highly praised for their quality and have been consistent medal winners in international competitions.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
From navigating the complexities of scaling operations to ensuring consistent quality amid rapid expansion, his journey has been one of resilience and adaptability.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
The stars of this formula are upcycled makgeolli lees (a byproduct of Korean rice wine), honey, kaolin clay, and rice hull powder—which together sweep away the gunk residing in your pores, gently buff away uneven texture, and with consistent use, help brighten discoloration.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 22 Feb. 2025
These bourbons are highly praised for their quality and have been consistent medal winners in international competitions.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consistent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consistent
Adjective
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The 2024 iMac couldn't run the three of these five 3DMark tests that Macs are compatible with at the time of our review.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
22 Feb. 2025
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For example, cutting oaks and other food-production trees usually isn’t compatible with TSI for wildlife.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 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
Adjective
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And no one offered a coherent explanation for why the cap is 15%.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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Both pilots were pulled from the water and were coherent, according to Viets.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Consistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consistent. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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