consistently

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Recent Examples of consistently Roosevelt’s patrician upbringing, as well as ties to her husband’s career, led to certain frictions between the two, with Murray consistently urging the First Lady to act on behalf of Black Americans and other oppressed peoples. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Anchored by Adam Fox on the blue line and world-class play in net from Igor Shesterkin, the Rangers consistently limit dynamic scoring opportunities. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Diesel prices are consistently higher than unleaded or premium gas prices. — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Yet laboratories, databases, and clinical systems have not adopted them consistently. — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026 These patterns become nearly impossible to spot consistently as organizations grow. — Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The lethal injection chemical in the protocol has consistently been effective, and the protocol does not allow for additional procedures beyond what was carried out this evening. — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026 The results consistently show this investment is one that makes good economic sense. — Joshua R. Ehrlich, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 Getting robots not only to perform useful work, but to perform enough of it, quickly and consistently enough to matter. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consistently
Adverb
  • The October 2025 cease-fire plan freed the last remaining Israeli hostages and ostensibly ended hostilities, but Israel continues to constantly strike targets in Gaza, often killing civilians, including some 300 children in the past year.
    — KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Onstage, Slayyyter, whose real name is Catherine Grace Garner, is a force, constantly moving around the stage, thrashing her head along to the music and screaming the lyrics to her songs.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Lucy’s always been a hard vocalist to classify, intensely emotive but largely separate from the monster-growl arms race.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But even in this serious conversation, Angie can always give us a moment of comic relief (intentionally or not).
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Davis said the brand continually adapted its business while hoping the broader industry would eventually change alongside it.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In her article, Craven continually references Rowling as a victim of abuse.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Collective is beyond reproach, as the fake scores invariably echo with the essence of real ones), but little of which is memorable in its own right.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Insanity defendants are disproportionately low-income, their cases rarely reach a jury, and there’s usually no dispute about the diagnosis, which is almost invariably schizophrenia.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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

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