concordant
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- concordantly adverb
- nonconcordant adverb
- nonconcordantly adverb
- unconcordant adjective
- unconcordantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of concordant
1475–85; < Anglo-French, Middle French concordant. See concord, -ant
Example Sentences
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While public health measures have been put in place to prevent and reduce childhood lead poisoning from paint and drinking water, blood lead levels haven't concordantly dropped in significant measures, Hoover said.
From Science Daily
“If a 16-year-old individual is ready to take gender affirming hormone therapy, such as estrogen or testosterone, they will be concordant with their peers, who are nearly all experiencing pubertal hormones.”
From Seattle Times
Further, racially concordant interactions generally lead to enhanced satisfaction and better clinical outcomes.
From Salon
Providers who are not racially/ethnically concordant with their patients—that is, both come from different racial or ethnic background—may incorrectly conflate race, ethnicity and ancestry.
From Scientific American
Occasionally histrionic descriptions of his life and most famous paintings are thus entirely concordant.
From Washington Post
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