consort with
phrasal verb
consorted with; consorting with; consorts with
formal + disapproving
: to spend time with (someone)
There is evidence that he has consorted with criminals.
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For months, the Trump administration pilloried him as a corrupt drug-trafficking politician who consorted with terrorists to harm America, setting the stage for the U.S. military’s seizure of the Venezuelan president in a pre-dawn raid on Saturday.
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Jay Weaver
january 8, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Out of the classroom, he’s consorted with jazz giants from tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and vocalist Joe Williams to guitarist John Abercrombie and drummer Peter Erskine.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2025
The role of gambling in the NBA Rozier’s case is not the first one of an NBA player’s being accused of consorting with gamblers since a landmark 2018 Supreme Court ruling opened the floodgates to legalized sports wagering.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
And, accepting the premise that Christian referred only to those immigrants from European countries as stated in the History Museum’s research, who were these Christians who had to be doubly fined to cure them of consorting with their Negro counterparts?
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Strange, that such extravagance could be found consorting with an equal amount of rot.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 July 2025
And for them, solving murders, consorting with mobsters, and adopting aliases all turn out to be more life-affirming—not to mention entertaining—than chair yoga and a salt-free diet.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
In the novel, the moneyed and prideful Darcy’s aloofness betrays his uncertainty over whether to consort with those of lower station and lesser breeding.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jay Weaver
january 8, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Out of the classroom, he’s consorted with jazz giants from tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and vocalist Joe Williams to guitarist John Abercrombie and drummer Peter Erskine.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2025
The role of gambling in the NBA Rozier’s case is not the first one of an NBA player’s being accused of consorting with gamblers since a landmark 2018 Supreme Court ruling opened the floodgates to legalized sports wagering.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
And, accepting the premise that Christian referred only to those immigrants from European countries as stated in the History Museum’s research, who were these Christians who had to be doubly fined to cure them of consorting with their Negro counterparts?
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Strange, that such extravagance could be found consorting with an equal amount of rot.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 July 2025
And for them, solving murders, consorting with mobsters, and adopting aliases all turn out to be more life-affirming—not to mention entertaining—than chair yoga and a salt-free diet.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
In the novel, the moneyed and prideful Darcy’s aloofness betrays his uncertainty over whether to consort with those of lower station and lesser breeding.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Consort with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consort%20with. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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