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CONSISTENTLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a systematic or consistent manner

Example:

they systematically excluded women

Synonyms:

consistently; systematically

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

inconsistently (without showing consistency)

Pertainym:

consistent ((sometimes followed by 'with') in agreement or consistent or reliable)

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 Context examples: 

Several chemical classes in Essiac are consistently represented and may attribute to its therapeutic effect, including anthraquinone derivatives such as rhein and emodin, high molecular polysaccharides, and lignans such as arctigenin.

(Essiac, NCI Thesaurus)

The results of subjective evaluation may be difficult to interpret consistently.

(Decreased Peak Expiratory Flowrate, NCI Thesaurus)

The scientists consistently found lower mortality rates in women as levels of trees and plants increased around their homes.

(Greenness around homes linked to lower mortality, NIH)

This year we are lucky because for many years, Mercury was consistently retrograde during December’s holiday shopping period.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

NHGRI scientific director Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D. and his team sequenced gene regions across the genome and discovered only one gene — RIPK1 — to be consistently different in all patients.

(Researchers discover new autoinflammatory disease and uncover its biological cause, National Institutes of Health)

The patients who received auto-FMT consistently regained bacterial diversity, composition and function; recovery of beneficial bacteria in the 11 control patients was delayed.

(Fecal microbiota transplantation helps restore beneficial bacteria in cancer patients, National Institutes of Health)

Stem cell transplantation can fully correct the T-cell and, less consistently, the B-cell deficiencies of SCID infants.

(Early treatment benefits infants with severe combined immunodeficiency, NIH)

"It's hard to imagine any other agricultural sector being able to stay in business with such consistently high losses."

(Study Finds Mixed News About Bee Populations, VOA)

Transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome consistently involves the jejunum and is associated with melanin spots of the lips, buccal mucosa, and fingers.

(Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A level of awareness that can be described as consistently not responsive to stimuli.

(Loss of Consciousness, NCI Thesaurus)