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according

[uh-kawr-ding] / əˈkɔr dɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
consonant
Synonyms
STRONG
agnate blending correspondent like parallel uniform
WEAK
accordant akin alike analogous coincident comparable compatible concordant conformable congenial congruous corresponding harmonious in agreement in rapport similar suitable sympathetic
Antonyms
STRONG
different dissimilar divergent unlike
WEAK
disagreeing dissonant incompatible incongruent incongruous inconsistent inconsonant
ADJECTIVE
equal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
balanced commensurate comparable corresponding equivalent identical proportionate
STRONG
coordinate correspondent double duplicate egalitarian invariable level look-alike matched matching parallel same uniform
WEAK
break even evenly matched fifty-fifty homologous identic indistinguishable one and the same same difference spit and image stack up with tantamount to the same degree two peas in pod unvarying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
different dissimilar mismatched unequal unlike
STRONG
changing divergent inconsistent variable
WEAK
biased disproportionate not alike unequitable unfair unjust unmatched varying

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AI providers are hiking prices and throttling usage amid real-capacity constraints, while “tokenmaxxing” is starting to chew up IT budgets, according to O’Regan.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

The donation will help NPR become more sustainable and modernize local affiliates, according to CEO Katherine Maher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

A restitution amount hasn’t been determined for Muradkhanyan, according to the California Department of Insurance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The cost of childcare has increased by 24 percent between 2020 and 2024, according to Child Care Aware of America.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

They had to do this “outside when the wind was blowing and the temperature was forty below zero,” according to Galina Drobovich, who became the 586th’s chief aircraft mechanic.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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