as in consistent
not having or showing any apparent conflict
the movie's opening-weekend gross was fairly concordant with box-office returns for that genre
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Recent Examples of concordant
One of those studies was an on-site evaluation by Shoppers Drug Mart (Canada's largest retail pharmacy chain), which found concordant results between Truvian and a central laboratory.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Finding a common language is just one way in which medical schools, clinics, hospitals and health-care networks are working to address health disparities as part of an increasingly visible movement known as culturally sensitive or concordant care.
—Rod McCullom, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Overall, 27 of the respondents (19 percent) had different gender identities at the time of their surgery than at the time of the survey, but their regret and satisfaction ratings were not significantly different than those who had concordant identities.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2023
The needed concordant scores, however, were to be raised this year, and many students have been unable to clear that bar.
—Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
So mathematicians add a rule: Two knots are concordant if they can be connected by a certain kind of imaginary cylinder.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2022
This alternative title succinctly and intuitively confers the role of PAs, disambiguates them from assistant physicians, and is concordant with the AAPA’s professional definition.
—Peter A. Young, STAT, 2 June 2023
The genetic, fossil and archaeological records are reasonably concordant in suggesting that the first substantial and prolonged wave of modern human migration out of Africa occurred around 50,000 years ago.
—Curtis W. Marean, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2016
But the biggest issue is this: identical twins already share very concordant genomes, and no one would presume that one twin should have a right to a say in the use of the genome of the other twin.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2011
John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Finding a common language is just one way in which medical schools, clinics, hospitals and health-care networks are working to address health disparities as part of an increasingly visible movement known as culturally sensitive or concordant care.
—Rod McCullom, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Overall, 27 of the respondents (19 percent) had different gender identities at the time of their surgery than at the time of the survey, but their regret and satisfaction ratings were not significantly different than those who had concordant identities.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2023
The needed concordant scores, however, were to be raised this year, and many students have been unable to clear that bar.
—Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
So mathematicians add a rule: Two knots are concordant if they can be connected by a certain kind of imaginary cylinder.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2022
This alternative title succinctly and intuitively confers the role of PAs, disambiguates them from assistant physicians, and is concordant with the AAPA’s professional definition.
—Peter A. Young, STAT, 2 June 2023
The genetic, fossil and archaeological records are reasonably concordant in suggesting that the first substantial and prolonged wave of modern human migration out of Africa occurred around 50,000 years ago.
—Curtis W. Marean, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2016
But the biggest issue is this: identical twins already share very concordant genomes, and no one would presume that one twin should have a right to a say in the use of the genome of the other twin.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concordant
Adjective
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The lack of consistent point guard play also proved problematic against Iowa State’s defense as TCU had just four assists and nine turnovers in the opening half.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Feb. 2025
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But the song’s impact was so immediate and undeniable, based on its more than one billion streams and consistent chart placement, that even the Grammys, music outlets and celebrities who have previously been friendly with Drake celebrated it.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This flash drive is compatible with most modern smart devices, so backing up your files from your phone or transferring a project between your computer and tablet is a breeze.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Feb. 2025
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Owning a movie theater was a lifelong dream for Floyd, who notes that a commitment to supporting independent film is not always compatible with the need to turn a profit.—
Cory Stillman,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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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