comport with

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 early indication that the plane may have stalled during a go-around comported with aviation expert Max Trescott’s assessment of what may have happened. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2026 There’s also no golden picture frame or change in fashion that will make the painting’s bourgeois genre (portraiture) comport with its over-the-top accessory (the hat). — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Recalls really don't comport with whether or not the overall program is effective. — CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 This organizational structure does not comport with best practices for the governance of a nonprofit organization, experts told me. — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comport with

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“Comport with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comport%20with. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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