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
Apple’s Tim Cook comported himself somewhat similarly.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Others are unabashedly earnest in their enthusiasm, comporting the anachronistic typeface of Publishers Marketplace into new-media forms: dancing around it enthusiastically in a TikTok green screen, posting it alongside baby photos of themselves.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
But they’re also known for their style, their attitude, their mystique: Didion, with her undersize body, her oversize sunglasses, her Pall Malls and Stingrays and migraines, and Tartt, looking like a female Sebastian Flyte, comporting herself like a southern J.D. Salinger.
—Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
There is no indication the 49ers have been disappointed in terms of how their new veterans have comported themselves professionally.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
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John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Others are unabashedly earnest in their enthusiasm, comporting the anachronistic typeface of Publishers Marketplace into new-media forms: dancing around it enthusiastically in a TikTok green screen, posting it alongside baby photos of themselves.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
But they’re also known for their style, their attitude, their mystique: Didion, with her undersize body, her oversize sunglasses, her Pall Malls and Stingrays and migraines, and Tartt, looking like a female Sebastian Flyte, comporting herself like a southern J.D. Salinger.
—Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
There is no indication the 49ers have been disappointed in terms of how their new veterans have comported themselves professionally.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comport
Verb
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Hallucinations occur when your sensory perception does not correspond to external stimuli.—
Anna Choi,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 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,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ramos pleaded guilty last August to the 2019 murder of police rookie Tara O’Sullivan, who had accompanied Ramos’ former girlfriend to retrieve her belongings from the Del Paso Heights home where he was holed up and behaving erratically.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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One of the areas that doesn’t align with his driving style is how the car behaves when attacking.—
Madeline Coleman,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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England usually need a steer in the right direction — and not a foreign manager who simply conforms to English ideas.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Criticizing policy, protesting, or even refusing to conform could be enough to put someone on a watchlist.—
Nisha Whitehead,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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The charges carry a possible 5-year prison sentence.—
Rosemary Westwood,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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Simpson, 90, isn’t worthy of carrying their luggage — not theirs, not anyone else’s on the list.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Her Forest appointment coincided with the hiring of Dave Long — former Forest boys academy coach and women’s football coach developer and talent reporter — as head of the girls’ academy.—
Megan Feringa,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The purging of bureaucrats has often coincided with zealous announcements of a new golden age.—
Charlie Tyson,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article After more than 15 hours of deliberations over two days, a Lake County jury acquitted a one-time Munster babysitter Friday evening in a shaken baby case on a battery charge.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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While Trump was impeached twice by the House in his first term, the Senate acquitted him both times.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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But he’s dependably found a way to fit it into new comedic spaces as needed, time and again.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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According to Project 2025, school choice – which gives students the freedom to choose schools that best fit their needs – should be promoted through tuition tax credits and vouchers that provide students with public funds to attend private school.—
Fred L. Pincus,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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The interview was conducted in a mixture of English and Low German, a dialect widely spoken within the Christian Mennonite community.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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According to the Department of Defense source, there was little oversight of the people conducting the review, which contributed to the mistakes.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Comport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comport. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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