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Recent Examples of incompatibility
For cats specifically, additional reasons included family members having allergies; issues with house soiling; and incompatibility with other pets.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
This is despite challenges such as limited scalability, security vulnerabilities, high maintenance costs and incompatibility with modern technologies.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Nevertheless, the city’s DOT, which runs the Staten Island Ferry, began testing the fuel on one vessel — the Sen. John J. Marchi — in October to rule out any incompatibilities.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
Between 50% to 75% of acquisitions fail, with cultural incompatibility cited as one of the main reasons.
—Rem Oculee, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
This is despite challenges such as limited scalability, security vulnerabilities, high maintenance costs and incompatibility with modern technologies.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Nevertheless, the city’s DOT, which runs the Staten Island Ferry, began testing the fuel on one vessel — the Sen. John J. Marchi — in October to rule out any incompatibilities.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
Between 50% to 75% of acquisitions fail, with cultural incompatibility cited as one of the main reasons.
—Rem Oculee, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompatibility
Noun
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Yet, there are reasons to believe their current offense will continue to be plagued with inconsistency.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe has been subjected to intense criticism amid defensive regression and offensive inconsistencies throughout the 2025 regular season.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Puberty blockers, which cause no permanent changes, are used to pause irreversible physical changes while families consider what care is appropriate for a child with gender incongruence.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
24 July 2025
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The incongruence between today’s realities and the history of the Cold War has stunted the search for a new American strategy.—
Justin Winokur,
Foreign Affairs,
13 July 2023
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Already concerned about the incongruity of having a comic yukking it up with what was happening with the AP and other outlets, the WHCA scrapped her.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025
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Kirby’s incongruity is terrifying, so said someone much wiser than me.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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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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For years, shared antagonism toward the U.S. has been pushing China, Russia, and Iran together.—
Leon Aron,
The Atlantic,
29 June 2025
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Given the humiliation Israel has already imposed, and the threat of regime-toppling force, Tehran may dial back its antagonism.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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“Incompatibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompatibility. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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