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Recent Examples of incongruence
Widening the fields, at the expense of seats The other main structural incongruence of NFL stadiums as World Cup venues was their narrowness.
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Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Teachers and school staff have a federal constitutional right to accurately inform the parent or guardian of their student when the student expresses gender incongruence.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Health Minister Simeon Brown said doctors would no longer be able to prescribe gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues for gender dysphoria or incongruence to those seeking treatment for the conditions and not already on the drugs.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 Nov. 2025
There was an incongruence between the world that was built and then the actual songs.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2025
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Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Teachers and school staff have a federal constitutional right to accurately inform the parent or guardian of their student when the student expresses gender incongruence.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Health Minister Simeon Brown said doctors would no longer be able to prescribe gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues for gender dysphoria or incongruence to those seeking treatment for the conditions and not already on the drugs.
—Reuters, NBC news, 20 Nov. 2025
There was an incongruence between the world that was built and then the actual songs.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruence
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During the talk, Brooks joked about the seeming incongruity of teaching courses in emotional realism under the shingle of a public policy school.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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There is an incongruity that may be best understood as an irony.—
Aaron Matz,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Also, keep in mind that for underdogs, inconsistency is often a feature, not a bug.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The inconsistency in play behind Dalton Schultz prompted Houston to want to address the position.—
Jonathan M. Alexander,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Apr. 2026
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Challenges can range from scheduling incompatibilities between different members of the royal family, to travel logistics, to gaining access to certain events.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
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Ninoy recognizes an essential incompatibility between them.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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And the main driver of the inconsistences seems to be due to contractual obligations and profits.—
Jake Frederico,
The Arizona Republic,
21 Apr. 2023
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Very inconsistent with practices, which led to inconsistence with games.—
Percy Allen,
The Seattle Times,
31 July 2018
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“Incongruence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruence. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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