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as in symmetry
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
at present, the living room lacks consonance because all of the furniture is on one side
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as in accordance
a state of consistency
in good writing there is always consonance of thought and expression, as the use of simple words for simple thoughts
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Recent Examples of consonance
The simile is novel and yet the sort of thing a young woman would think; there is assonance and consonance seesawing across the sentence, which is slow and gorgeous rather than quick and thrilling.
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Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
Eilish cautions against reading any song as autobiographical, but this song — about being widely seen yet deeply lost and misunderstood — has consonance.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
The consonance sounds Intermission.
—Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
The syllables fall like dominoes, and consonance collapses like a house of cards.
—Chuck Klosterman, SPIN, 11 Mar. 2023
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Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
Eilish cautions against reading any song as autobiographical, but this song — about being widely seen yet deeply lost and misunderstood — has consonance.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
The consonance sounds Intermission.
—Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
The syllables fall like dominoes, and consonance collapses like a house of cards.
—Chuck Klosterman, SPIN, 11 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consonance
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Behind a gauzy scrim, most members of the ten-person cast pose in festive symmetry, carefully arranged around a living room glowing with a thousand holiday lights.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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There’s logic behind the symmetry of the Rose Bowl.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Did the prosthesis move in accordance with its thoughts?Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Gender-affirming care, which for youth may include puberty suppression or hormone therapy, helps transgender people live in accordance with their gender identity.Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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The movement holder is finished with Côtes de Genève and the caliber has a lovely, pearled surface, in perfect harmony with the other components like the oscillating weight, jeweled pivot points and other fine workings.Fairchild Studio, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
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For him, organic architecture is a way of reshaping how humans live in harmony with the earth.Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The Edelweiss accord is sweet and nectary, which pairs beautifully with the citrus, wormwood, and spices.Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 5 Dec. 2024
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Michael Barr, the Fed's vice chair for supervision, has led the charge on finalizing Basel III, the international accord for global regulatory standards first developed in the years following the 2008 financial crisis.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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Data Factory is a tool for data ingestion, integration and orchestration, enabling the creation of data flows and data pipelines from multiple sources.Robert Kramer, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Musical supervision and orchestrations are by triple Tony Award winner Doug Besterman (Fosse, The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie).Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Flexibility in setting audio and visual preferences such as volume, audio speed or color saturation can go a long way in making a screen ASD-friendly and, as mentioned above, could also benefit a large proportion of users regardless of neurological wiring.Hashim Hayat, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Dolled Up Trend Welcome to the dollhouse, where exaggerated proportions play up your childlike sense of wonder and joy.Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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No payments are due while in the forbearance, and no interest is accruing on loan balances.Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The best modern party tops find a balance between staple and investment—with liquid-like textures defining them.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Consonance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consonance. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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