Definition of accordantnext

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Recent Examples of accordant There are images of births and deaths, hunting and gathering, projects and play, ruminative portraits of bellies and nipples and lips and eyes, communal huts lit ceremonially aflame, of shamanic rituals and the accordant visions. — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2023 To constrain the frequency of speech, the size or composition of an audience, the spread of any single speech act, or the life span of such posts is entirely accordant with the creative and technical underpinning of computational media. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2021 Bobay resigns Following the relocation and accordant resignation of Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education, resigned earlier this month in anticipation of his moving to Texas. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 19 July 2019 And accordant with the band's two previous LPs -- carrying a noticeable progression in both songwriting and production from their 2011 debut, First Born -- DISPOSE is the band's most polished and cohesive work to date. — Brian Leak, Billboard, 15 Feb. 2018 Prayers without accordant action are silent lies told to oneself, heard by no God, amounting to nothing. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accordant
Adjective
  • The casing is consistent with the same caliber of weapon that Jones had in his possession when police took him into custody, a Fort Worth Police Department homicide unit detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The list takes months to compile, with multiple steps and checks designed to ensure the ranking is rigorous and consistent.
    — Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, technology allows compatible vehicles and chargers to exchange electricity with the grid rather than simply charging the battery.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In practice, however, the number of vehicles that are actually compatible is still very limited.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The film’s treatment of Odysseus’s lies, too, seems consonant with the Ten Commandments instead of Homer’s moral worldview.
    — Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
  • But recent research found that members of the Tsimane’, a native Amazonian society in Bolivia, rate consonant and dissonant chords as equally pleasurable.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

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“Accordant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accordant. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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