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as in blends
to form a pleasing relationship
the color of the walls harmonized nicely with the blue tones in the carpet
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as in reconciles
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
an attempt to harmonize the legends passed down from our forefathers with the historical evidence that survives from their exploits
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as in corresponds
to be in agreement on every point
interrogated in separate rooms, the two burglary suspects gave stories that didn't harmonize at all
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Recent Examples of harmonizes
Around November 29, Uranus harmonizes with transformative Pluto in your sign, providing a blast of originality that can result in claiming greater personal power.
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Maressa Brown, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Midweek, the Virgo Moon (Jan 6th–8th) harmonizes beautifully with your sign, lighting up your growth and perspective sector.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 4 Jan. 2026
Much like the Basel Committee harmonizes bank capital standards, or the WTO arbitrates trade disputes, a global competition body could improve outcomes by monitoring what no single authority can.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
So, when Venus in Scorpio harmonizes with Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, relationships deepen, and connections that have become cold or stagnant could suddenly come back to life.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
Turn casual contacts into reliable allies while Mercury harmonizes with Jupiter and Saturn.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The chestnut color harmonizes perfectly with her skin tone, as well as her makeup in rosy berry tones on both lips and cheeks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Its double-skin façade of glass, metal and stone harmonizes with Helsinki’s historic waterfront, while interiors showcase Nordic nature through wooden structures, a skylit central hall and even a birch grove.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmonizes
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The space, which serves as a center for Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door brand, blends a whiskey-forward bar and a live-music venue inside the former sanctuary.—
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The film blends footage of the 2024 D-Day commemoration in Normandy with interviews with the veterans and their families and archival material.—
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After a lot of ups and downs — and a breakup — the couple reconciles and gets married in the Season 1 finale.—
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Aligning fast joints with slow jets The paper’s central innovation is a multirate MPC design that reconciles the different response speeds of a humanoid’s joint actuators and jet engines.—
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Deep excavations into the earliest layers of Carthage now confirm that a city was founded at a time that corresponds with the ancient sources who claimed these events occurred in circa 814 BCE.—
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The rate decline corresponds with cargo airplanes taken out of capacity as airlines adjusted supply after volumes slumped following the end of the peak season.—
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His lack of playing time in the big leagues last summer directly correlates to the Cubs’ lack of injuries.—
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The study also found economic freedom correlates with population growth.—
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The event at San Jose State coincides with the release of the annual Silicon Valley Index, and all those statistics should give Thompson plenty to dive into as the valley remains a region with enormous amounts of wealth and poverty.—
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And the timing coincides with football season.—
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The knee-high design works in the same way as the tights, offering compression to improve circulation in a fashionable design that conforms to your shape.—
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The force utilized by Sterling Heights Police Officer conforms to Michigan law, as well as applicable agency policy, standards, and guidelines.—
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Ruth Susswein, director of consumer protection at Consumer Action, agrees that some consumers would end up with fewer credit card options, lower credit limits and possibly more fees.—
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Tony Kennedy, a large lake specialist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), agrees.—
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Everyone needs a flattering LBD in their repertoire, and this one perfectly fits the bill.—
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Blewett said traveling with a small bag that fits under the seat can offer many of the same benefits, including faster exits, no baggage fees and less stress while deplaning.—
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“Harmonizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmonizes. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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