consonance
noun
con·so·nance
ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)nən(t)s 
1
: harmony or agreement among components
His beliefs are in consonance with the political party's views.
2
a
: correspondence or recurrence of sounds especially in words
specifically
: recurrence or repetition of consonants especially at the end of stressed syllables without the similar correspondence of vowels (as in the final sounds of "stroke" and "luck")
b
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Examples of consonance in a Sentence
at present, the living room lacks consonance because all of the furniture is on one side
in good writing there is always consonance of thought and expression, as the use of simple words for simple thoughts
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The consonance punctuated an already historic candidacy: Harris was the first woman of color to seek that office on a major-party ticket.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
The Summit for Democracy—the global gathering of democratic government leaders, civil society, and the business community—would be an obvious venue for the United States to work with allies on hostage diplomacy, given its threat to human rights and consonance with authoritarianism.
—Danielle Gilbert, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2022
Dissonance dissolves into consonance, consonance is drowned in dissonance.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The consonance between domestic order and foreign affairs proved difficult to sustain, however.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
The Summit for Democracy—the global gathering of democratic government leaders, civil society, and the business community—would be an obvious venue for the United States to work with allies on hostage diplomacy, given its threat to human rights and consonance with authoritarianism.
—Danielle Gilbert, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2022
Dissonance dissolves into consonance, consonance is drowned in dissonance.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The consonance between domestic order and foreign affairs proved difficult to sustain, however.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
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“Consonance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consonance. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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consonance
noun
con·so·nance
ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)nən(t)s
: harmony or agreement especially of musical tones or speech sounds
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