comported

past tense of comport

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Recent Examples of comported Willis feedback Tolbert loves how quarterback Malik Willis has comported himself as a first-time starting quarterback. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Burns figures to be a large part of the Reds’ pitching staff this season, so slow-playing Burns’ contribution makes all the sense in the world, especially with how Williamson has comported himself this spring. — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 The idea, instead, was to look to the future, all of which comported well with plans already on the ground in Philadelphia. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 The film tells the true and twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026 The pair hosted a series of joint practices over the years and Payton always thought highly of how Belichick’s teams comported themselves. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025 Moura remembers how his grandfather and his father comported themselves. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 But generally, the Bobcats comported themselves well against their Big 12 opponent — in contrast to, for example, Oregon State. — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comported
Verb
  • The timing of the payments corresponded with unusual shifts in Netanyahu’s policies.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The change’s size corresponded to the photon’s energy, which allowed the team to make highly precise measurements.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • After a team member behaved in a way that contradicted everything an organization claimed to value.
    — Farida Abjani, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Recent incidents involving models that bypassed safeguards or behaved deceptively have added urgency to the safety debate.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The rally coincided with Bitcoin’s brief move above $87,000, a level not seen since January, as the broader crypto market advanced.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The lawn’s closure, which usually happens in the winter, coincided with peak fall foliage-viewing season, putting a prime spot for autumn leaf lovers off limits.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ernest Medina was acquitted of all charges related to the My Lai massacre after a military court found insufficient evidence to convict him.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Giridharadas recounts the tale of the subway confrontation between Jordan Neely, a homeless man with mental illness, and the former Marine Daniel Penny, who was acquitted of killing him.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.
    — Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • If the team succeeds, the result could transform a technology normally associated with large laboratory instruments into a compact quantum sensor that can be carried where the threat actually is.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The proposal laid out concrete details aimed at restoring traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which carried about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments before the war, reviving fragile hopes for a diplomatic off-ramp to the seven-month war.
    — Sam Meredith,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The five networks then agreed not to replace CNN with another network, so there were no pool cameras following Trump on Saturday during his trip to a college football game.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Stan Kroenke agreed to buy a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Angels at a record $4 billion valuation—a price that held despite a decade of losing seasons.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The girl group — composed of Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza and Yoonchae Jeung —will do the same.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Each bite is deliberately composed with the rhythm and crescendo of a piece of music, a reflection of Tim Cushman’s background as a musician, resulting in sushi that feels deeply considered but also playful.
    — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Comported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comported. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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