comport with
phrasal verb
comported with; comporting with; comports with
US, formal
: to be in agreement with (something)
Her actions comport with her ideals.
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The job is central to setting the administration’s spending priorities and determining whether federal agencies are comporting with the president’s policies.
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Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Fourth Amendment challenge of IGG long foreseen Anticipating a Fourth Amendment argument over the FBI’s use of IGG in the high-profile case, Thompson wrote in a June 2023 court filing that such a defense does not comport with standing legal precedents.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
But, for the winners, the gains comport with true venture-scale returns.
—Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
This year, only 32.8 percent of Democrats said yes—a substantial decline that comports with their political interests and ideological predilections.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021
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Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Fourth Amendment challenge of IGG long foreseen Anticipating a Fourth Amendment argument over the FBI’s use of IGG in the high-profile case, Thompson wrote in a June 2023 court filing that such a defense does not comport with standing legal precedents.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
But, for the winners, the gains comport with true venture-scale returns.
—Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
This year, only 32.8 percent of Democrats said yes—a substantial decline that comports with their political interests and ideological predilections.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021
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“Comport with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comport%20with. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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