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as in symphonic
having a pleasing mixture of notes
the naturally harmonious sounds of a forest glen in springtime
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as in balanced
having the parts agreeably related
a harmonious arrangement of archways and doorways in the palace courtyard
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as in compatible
having or marked by agreement in feeling or action
an unusually harmonious meeting among the leaders resulted in a quick peace agreement
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as in consistent
not having or showing any apparent conflict
no form of social discrimination can ever be harmonious with the basic principles and ideals of our nation
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Recent Examples of harmonious
Judging panel described the 12 YO St. Nicholas Abbey Rum as featuring:
Rich tobacco and Sherry notes waft out of the glass, with a harmonious blend of toffee and bright raspberry and peach fruit.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Lopetegui’s inability to create a harmonious dressing room was his undoing.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Each of these cleaning resolutions is personalized to the star sign, designed to help enhance their wellbeing and create a harmonious atmosphere that promotes self-care, productivity, and inspiration.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
There will most likely never be a perfect, harmonious balance between contemporary humans with modern lives and the wild, apex predators that have occupied the landscape for time immemorial.
—Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Lopetegui’s inability to create a harmonious dressing room was his undoing.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Each of these cleaning resolutions is personalized to the star sign, designed to help enhance their wellbeing and create a harmonious atmosphere that promotes self-care, productivity, and inspiration.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
There will most likely never be a perfect, harmonious balance between contemporary humans with modern lives and the wild, apex predators that have occupied the landscape for time immemorial.
—Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmonious
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Upstairs, Elsesser’s serene, hotel-like sleeping quarters lead to the crown jewel: a bathroom to rival all bathrooms, where marble, mirror, and walnut paneling combine to symphonic effect.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025
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Acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota explicitly designed the 1,600 capacity Helzberg Hall for symphonic music, the Kauffman Center website says.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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Like a steady flow of water helps sustain life, balanced kidneys promote gentleness, calmness and wisdom.—
Joseph Sudhip,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Multivitamins offer little benefit for most healthy people who eat a balanced diet.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
22 Jan. 2025
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In 2019, General Jim Mattis, who was then Trump's defense secretary, argued that transgender troops should not be able to serve for the same reason someone with asthma or heel spurs couldn't: because their need for ongoing medical care was not compatible with military readiness.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Other adaptive third-party controllers exist but aren't compatible with all systems.—
Grant Stoner,
WIRED,
30 Jan. 2025
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Be consistent: Stick with your new habit, like a scheduled event on your calendar (which can be a cue!) or a hard rule.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
29 Jan. 2025
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Sysco's effective tax rate for the quarter was 23.8%, consistent with the previous year, influenced by state income taxes and foreign income tax benefits.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
29 Jan. 2025
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More than 30 years after illustrating Norton Juster's cult kids' book, Feiffer returned to the genre as an author, with books like 1993's The Man in the Ceiling (eventually adapted into a musical with Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller) and his 2010 re-teaming with Juster, The Odious Ogre.—
Etelka Lehoczky,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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With a total of $73.2 million, the musical adaptation continues to dominate the long-term charts.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Plants selected may have naturally compact or symmetrical forms and are chosen more for that quality than flowering capacity, although azaleas and dwarf Indian hawthorns, which flower for a single season, are often included.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
20 Jan. 2025
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Often, the neoclassical style expresses itself in subtle ways, with façades that are symmetrical and balanced, or an emphasis on classical proportions and scales in interior spaces.—
Lauren Gallow,
Architectural Digest,
10 Jan. 2025
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Noem did not receive unanimous consent from Senators to fast-track a vote on her nomination, facing a brief delay.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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TikTok Sale-or-Ban Law: In a unanimous decision, the court ruled against the popular app, rejecting the social media company’s First Amendment challenge to the law that effectively bans it in the United States.—
Adam Liptak,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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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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