comported

verb

Definition of comportednext
past tense of comport
1
as in corresponded
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 behaved
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 Synonyms for comported
  1. behaved
  2. acquitted
  3. coincided
  4. carried
  5. agreed
  6. composed
  7. fitted
  8. conducted
Verb
  • These long simulations, each running for thousands of model years, allowed the researchers to examine how El Niño and La Niña might have behaved in ancient Earth conditions.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Then in the second episode, having behaved like a cad to Isabella for 20-ish minutes, Bobbie goes off on a rant.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of behaved
Verb
  • The sentiment being more important than the form, Miss Manners thinks Persons A and B both acquitted themselves most graciously.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Wallace, one of Hernandez’s two co-defendants in the Lloyd murder case, is convicted of accessory to murder after the fact and acquitted of murder.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of acquitted
Verb
  • Israel pivots north Israel’s pivot from Gaza toward Lebanon coincided with the July 31, 2024, assassination of Hamas’ political bureau chairman, Haniyeh, during his stay in Tehran.
    Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The team also observed short, intense bursts of gamma radiation from thunderstorms—similar to those originally detected by NASA satellites—which almost always coincided with lightning strikes.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of coincided
Verb
  • The White House Offer would lead customers to buy other Microsoft products that ran on Azure, the company’s cloud platform, which carried additional charges based on how much storage space and computing power the customer used.
    Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The Knights, led by fellow Sharks prospect Sam Dickinson, carried a nine-game win streak into Friday and had an overall record of 13-4-0-0.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of carried
Verb
  • The municipal government of Lima, Peru, agreed to pay $6 million for the fleet to support a line between Lima and the district of Lurigancho-Chosica.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • In a statement, Brentwood police Chief Timothy Herbert said the city agreed to settle the lawsuit to avoid further litigation and appeal costs.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of agreed
Verb
  • Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors — along with special consideration from dermatologists.
    Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Inyo County Search and Rescue is a nonprofit under the authority of the Sheriff’s Office and is composed entirely of unpaid volunteers.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of composed
Verb
  • The entire affected tooth will be removed if X-rays show that there is no room for the tooth to fit in the mouth, the tooth is coming in at the wrong angle, or the infection has damaged the tooth.
    Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That being said, a single-breasted jacket can absolutely still fit into this categor.
    Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of fitted
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  • The operation, conducted on-site southeast of Aberdeen, marks a significant milestone for offshore wind technology.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The margin of error for the total sample, conducted this spring, was plus or minus 5 percentage points at the 95% confidence interval.
    Steve Banker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of conducted
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