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 21 Sep. 2026.

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