1
as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
an outfit that most definitely does not comport with the company's guidelines for dress-down days
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2
as in to behave
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
the grieving relatives comported themselves with grace and dignity during that difficult time
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Recent Examples of comport
Beyond Turner and All-Stars Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, Indiana's wing depth comported itself particularly well on both sides of the ball.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
This is an actress attuned to how a person checked out of her own life might comport herself.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Roughly akin to how Thompson was comporting himself with the Warriors after recovering from ACL and Achilles surgeries, missing two full seasons and contributing to a fourth NBA title.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Oakley’s attorneys later edited the ghostwriter’s retellings to comport to the litigation’s narrative.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
This is an actress attuned to how a person checked out of her own life might comport herself.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Roughly akin to how Thompson was comporting himself with the Warriors after recovering from ACL and Achilles surgeries, missing two full seasons and contributing to a fourth NBA title.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Oakley’s attorneys later edited the ghostwriter’s retellings to comport to the litigation’s narrative.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comport
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Analyst Alan Gould’s new price target of $510, raised from $430, corresponds to about 33% upside ahead.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
19 July 2025
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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How should men behave, and what can our culture do to encourage that behavior?—
Christopher J. Scalia,
National Review,
24 July 2025
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How did Tali Shapiro survive? Donald Haines was the bystander who followed Alcala and called the police, unsettled by how Alcala was behaving around Shapiro.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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All must conform to rules governing how to behave and treat customers.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
17 July 2025
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For the most part, though, presidents of both parties embraced and conformed to democratic norms and procedures, accepted and made use of the administrative state, and pursued power, policy ambitions, and legacies within those bounds.—
Terry M. Moe,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Prod: Andrés Jaime Santamaría) David Rodríguez, a Colombian police captain, goes undercover in a brutal jail to discover a sect which carries our ritual sacrifices in worship of a supernatural god.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Her election would also carry symbolic weight as Grijalva would be the first Latina to represent Arizona in Congress.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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The vote has coincided with efforts by Beijing to raise its military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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The company's shares rose sharply in after-hours trading following the mixed results and the coinciding announcements regarding manufacturing and job cuts, but were down nearly five percent as of 4:30 a.m. ET.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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As well, the players were acquitted of the very serious criminal charges.—
Eric Macramalla,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Brendon's mother, 21-year-old Sophie Staddon, was acquitted of a lesser charge of causing or allowing the death of a child, per the outlets.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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There’s a town and community to fit most people’s needs, as many of California’s 39,663,800 residents will tell you.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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The elevated mini dress is a chill, one-and-done staple for the summer, with more than one way to go about it to fit it into your own personal style lexicon: think elegant shift dresses, easy linens, lacy slips, and more sporty numbers.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
20 July 2025
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The new survey's findings come just a few days after Trump's approval numbers on immigration hit an all-time low since the start of his second term in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted between July 15 and July 16.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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In 2002, the estate conducted a forensic accounting of Monk’s catalog and discovered it was owed hundreds of thousands of dollars from the label.—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 July 2025
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“Comport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comport. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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