1
as in unanimous
having or marked by agreement in feeling or action
didn't think that they'd be compatible as roommates
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as in consistent
not having or showing any apparent conflict
a theory that is compatible with what we already know about early man
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Recent Examples of compatible
Pro tip: while Freck’s pen is compatible with all skin tones, the brand suggests leaving the product on longer before tapping into skin for better visibility on richer skin tones.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
One of the few drawbacks is the lack of a bundled stylus, so those who want to sketch and scribble down notes will need to purchase an Asus Pen 2.0 or other compatible third-party stylus.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
This is accomplished by ensuring that all hardware and software systems are compatible with existing industry standards and that they can be seamlessly integrated without compromising security.
—Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This is a cautious approach, as these changes are already known to be compatible with the rest of the gray wolf's genome.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
One of the few drawbacks is the lack of a bundled stylus, so those who want to sketch and scribble down notes will need to purchase an Asus Pen 2.0 or other compatible third-party stylus.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
This is accomplished by ensuring that all hardware and software systems are compatible with existing industry standards and that they can be seamlessly integrated without compromising security.
—Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
This is a cautious approach, as these changes are already known to be compatible with the rest of the gray wolf's genome.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatible
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Brian Platt is out as Kansas City’s manager, after a unanimous Thursday vote from the Mayor Quinton Lucas and the city council.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
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New survey rates them, via David Lightman Capitol lobbyist sued for wrongful firing, accused of ‘unethical practices,’ via Lia Russell Dangerous roads in Sacramento could see fast safety improvements after unanimous council vote, via Ariane Lange The 2026 political campaign is on.—
Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Sorel is one of the most underrated shoe brands on the market—and a consistent favorite among Glamour editors.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Duties include overseeing the diligence, structuring and execution of private market investments that support the energy transition and other sustainability focused investments consistent with the portfolio strategy.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In fact, Americans are pretty united on a possible solution.—
Dan Doonan,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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And Democrats in both chambers appear to be united, to the person, against the GOP’s reconciliation bill.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
30 Mar. 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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The cuts were in the Refugee Clinic, epidemiology, immunization cooperative agreements and COVID-19 studies, a project to address health disparities related to the coronavirus.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
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Hoping to avoid the nail-trimming headache, Johanna has been attempting cooperative care dog training.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Compatible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatible. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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