1
as in corresponding
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 behaving
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 comporting
The animals are comporting themselves even more strangely than usual right now.
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Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comporting
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The most popular team kits this year are for Mexico, Argentina, Spain, France and USA, while corresponding player jerseys from Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal are also selling quickly, thanks to their performances on the pitch (and overall star quality to boot).—
Tim Chan,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
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The cameras, not so much hunting as scavenging, fed the numbers and their corresponding locations into a national database owned by a company that sells the information.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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There are several steps between hearing about change and actually behaving differently, and organizations often move ahead long before employees do.—
David Michels,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Others depend on third-place permutations, favourable routes through the draw and several rounds of the favourites behaving like favourites.—
Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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The Pride in Production initiative from Pink Triangle Press has key industry backing and aims to drive more acceptance for Two spirit, trans, non-binary and gender non conforming people working in Canada’s screen sectors.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Only the third-ever executive producer of the long-running program, Owens shared that the secret to the show’s success was in its resistance to conforming.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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The targeting led the Russians to use an alternative route, according to the Ukrainian military, with a large number of trucks carrying military supplies sent further west.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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So my whole upbringing was hiding and carrying this huge weight and secret.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
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The campus will open to the public on Friday, coinciding with the Juneteenth holiday.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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The campus formally opens to the public on June 19, coinciding with Juneteenth.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 June 2026
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Marc Agnifilo, one of Weinstein’s defense attorneys, told reporters the final juror tally was 9-3 in favor of acquitting his client.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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The 2025 jury deliberated for more than 20 hours before ultimately acquitting the former Bentley College lecturer and equity researcher at Fidelity Investments on all charges save for drunken driving.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
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Half of respondents stipulate, agreeing to the order without a legal fight.—
Christopher Carita,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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The total number of children agreeing to voluntary departure has increased sevenfold, the Vera Institute of Justice found.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
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The sheriff's office reopened portions of the investigation roughly three years ago, reviewing thousands of case files and conducting interviews with Mansfield with assistance from federal and state authorities.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
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The home kit industry is, in effect, conducting an uncontrolled experiment in community-level antibiotic pressure, without trial registration, without safety monitoring, and without informed consent from the populations who will bear the downstream burden.—
Robert Glatter,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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“Comporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comporting. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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