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
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.
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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
Reid spoke to Browns general manager Andrew Berry about how Hunt comported himself in Cleveland.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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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
Reid spoke to Browns general manager Andrew Berry about how Hunt comported himself in Cleveland.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comport
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The equation no longer corresponds to a Turing machine that computes perfect squares—and, more generally, the Diophantine equations can no longer encode the halting problem.—
Joseph Howlett,
WIRED,
9 Mar. 2025
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Under Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, the Space Force has defined a highly effective strategy; corresponding operational concepts and technologies; and a new training regimen to ensure U.S. equities in space are secured.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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As a collective, the robots behaved like a material that could change shape and switch between solid and liquid states, just like the T-1000.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
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The default state of the Switch Axe is Axe Mode, which behaves a bit like a slightly faster Hammer with pretty good damage output and great mobility for a weapon of its size.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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This order serves only two purposes: to score partisan political points in a manufactured culture war and to purge the military of those who don’t conform to MAGA ideology.—
Johnny Weixler,
The Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2025
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Fear of retaliation, social conditioning, and the pressure to conform make speaking up difficult.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Butler carried the Heat to two NBA Finals appearances.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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That’s exactly what Bishop Stang did as the team carried play and eventually earned a power play opportunity.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Liu’s career has, however, neatly coincided with the post-Mao period — one that has seen architecture freed from state control and socialist ideals.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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My trip happened to coincide with a visit by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg.—
Nicholas Lalla,
WIRED,
4 Mar. 2025
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Platini, three times European Footballer of the Year, is also confident of being acquitted, said the 69-year-old’s lawyer.—
Reuters,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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The film, based on a true story that became a media sensation in the '80s, never renders definitive judgment on von Bülow (who was acquitted in court), leaving him an indelible enigma that Irons teases but never tells.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Tropicana also narrowed the label to fit the more compact bottle.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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In fact, carrying an iPad is an expert packing hack to ensure everything fits in your carry-on bag when traveling.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2025
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Robert Potential employers conduct reference checks to verify your work history and assess your past performance.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Researchers there were conducting part of a nationwide clinical trial of Leqembi, then known by its generic name, lecanemab.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Comport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comport. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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