consistently

[ kuhn-sis-tuhnt-lee ]

/ kənˈsɪs tənt li /

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adverb

with no or very few exceptions; typically; usually: We hope the new system will lead to teachers and administrators who are consistently well-prepared and well-supported, and who will continue to grow throughout their careers.

regularly or frequently: The museum consistently ranks as one of the top 10 children's museums in the country.As a premier chamber music ensemble, they consistently perform to sold-out houses around the world.

in a way that adheres to the same principles, course, form, etc.:Similarly situated employees must be treated consistently under all company policies.

Origin of consistently

consistent + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM consistently

qua·si-con·sist·ent·ly, adverb

Words nearby consistently

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Example sentences from the Web for consistently

Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party have done anything to consistently target Asian- American voters.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
With that, there is no means to consistently measure progress.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Direct funds away from practices, policies, and programs that consistently fail to achieve measurable outcomes.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And since visual media is more compelling than any other medium, it is consistently their drug of choice.
North Korea’s Secret Movie Bootleggers: How Western Films Make It Into the Hermit Kingdom|Lizzie Crocker|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He consistently met the requirements of his job, according to personnel records.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From such a list of our fare, it would seem as if we over-ate ourselves as consistently as the en pension visitors at the hotels.
A Poor Man's House|Stephen Sydney Reynolds
A common division of fiction, though not consistently observed, is the novel and the romance.
Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism|F. V. N. Painter
When the storyteller continues the story after the thought break, opening quotation marks are consistently omitted.
On Secret Service|William Nelson Taft
Can you, consistently with your oath to support the constitution, surrender the power?
Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton
The every-day usages of language do not at first sight seem to consistently observe this distinction.
Illusions|James Sully