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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
the list conforms with the contents of the trunk
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2
as in to blend
to form a pleasing relationship
last-minute changes in the schedule that conform with our plans nicely
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as in to reconcile
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
we'll have to conform this new rule with existing policy regarding student-run organizations on campus
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as in to adapt
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
I can be funny or serious, for I always conform my behavior to the situation
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Recent Examples of conform
The Big Sort turned digital in the early 2000s with the rise of online information and social media platforms with algorithms that conform to the particular desires and biases of their user communities.
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Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
But those facts don’t conform to the Republican disinformation about the shutdown.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The group is contentious in Germany as RB Leipzig legally, but controversially, conform to the Bundesliga’s 50+1 rule, which says 50 per cent plus one share of the voting rights in any club must be held by its members.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Eisgruber also believes that speech should conform to norms of civility.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
But those facts don’t conform to the Republican disinformation about the shutdown.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The group is contentious in Germany as RB Leipzig legally, but controversially, conform to the Bundesliga’s 50+1 rule, which says 50 per cent plus one share of the voting rights in any club must be held by its members.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Eisgruber also believes that speech should conform to norms of civility.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conform
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For a while, this was alleviated by trying to help police with their investigations, corresponding with her father, and working with organizations meant to help victims of violent and high profile crimes.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Go monochromatic and blend different shapes and sizes of white flowers.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Whisk in dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with apple cider (or juice) in 2 additions and whisking to blend.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Functioning as a parent requires you to reconcile freedom and fear on a daily basis just in order to step out of your front door every morning; to fudge the data enough to balance the hope of having kids against the horror of having them here.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Oct. 2025
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That’s why Roberts, who spent so much of her career trying to reconcile her comic persona with her desire to do dramatic work, is so perfect for it.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Kiss of the Spider Woman, as adapted for the screen by writer-director Bill Condon, is both a film version of the 1993 Broadway musical and a love letter to big old-fashioned movie musicals of the 1940s and '50s.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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Recipes for pumpkin bread date back to the 1830s and experts trace its roots to early American settlers who adapted European spice breads and puddings using the gourd popular among Native American tribes.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Philippines is entering a demographic juncture as slowing population growth coincides with a rising number of working-age and dependent individuals, a senior official said this week.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Orionids meteor shower peaks October 20th/21st here in 2025, coinciding with a new Moon.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, extensive research from Becca Levy, PhD, a professor of the psychology of aging at Yale University, has found that positive perceptions of aging correlate to another seven and a half years of life.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
8 Oct. 2025
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This correlates with warmer soils to enhance germination and the absence of frost, which can kill seedlings.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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This is still a team that’s going through the process of adjusting to him and his three new assistants, and is coming off of a training cap that was, well, just OK.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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The 21st century’s computer generated gore Around the turn of the millennium, filmmakers turned to CGI to augment their fake blood, adjusting the colors or make their splatter physics a little more convincing.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
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Scroll through to see which do fit your landscape and garden.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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And each category has different characteristics, so part of the process is to consider how an individual pick fits into its style overall.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Conform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conform. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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