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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
The Daylite Expandable Pack is compatible with the Transporter Wheeled Duffel 90, adding even more storage and versatility.
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Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Its direct successor, the Nintendo Wii, had four GameCube controller ports built into the hardware itself, a natural fit given the console was backwards compatible with GameCube games.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
Note that Apple Intelligence is only compatible with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, plus this year’s entire iPhone 16 range.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The device is also compatible with digital screens.
—Time Staff, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Its direct successor, the Nintendo Wii, had four GameCube controller ports built into the hardware itself, a natural fit given the console was backwards compatible with GameCube games.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
Note that Apple Intelligence is only compatible with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, plus this year’s entire iPhone 16 range.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The device is also compatible with digital screens.
—Time Staff, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Paul defeated Tyson in a boxing match via unanimous decision on Friday, November 15.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Six rounds into the eight-round match—which ended in a unanimous decision for Paul—the commentator Rosie Perez, a longtime friend of Tyson’s, dropped any pretense of being entertained.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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The findings were consistent with other polls conducted throughout the Trump era.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, the changes in these stocks have been far from consistent.Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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In October, the family released a united statement slamming the accusations.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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Once upon a time, a doddering old man spoke of a dream about a united city in this empire’s capital, where every man, woman, and child could walk its streets and live a good life regardless of their patrician or plebeian birthright.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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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 cooperative made distributions to its members totaling $2,478,477, or $0.16 per outstanding membership unit, during the quarter.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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The researchers are careful to point out that this method was intended to work only with cooperative participants.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Compatible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatible. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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