accordant
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of accordant
1275–1325; Middle English acordant < Old French. See accord, -ant
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Both were demoted on Sept. 7, 2021, accordant to court documents.
From Fox News ● Mar. 10, 2022
The hotels, office buildings, and apartment complexes of central Madison rise no more than a hundred and ninety feet, forming an accordant skyline.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 14, 2015
“As China knows, we support universal suffrage in Hong Kong, accordant with the Basic Law,” Kerry told reporters, standing alongside Wang.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2014
In recent troubled times, he has been clear to remind that sport is just sport and that when his stint as captain ends, he'll accept it in accordant context.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2013
O'Reily, it seemed, had fully sympathised with the widowed lady, for his motions were anything but accordant with the solemnity of the occasion.
From The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by William A. (Alexander) Caruthers
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