comporting

present participle of comport

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of comporting The animals are comporting themselves even more strangely than usual right now. Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comporting
Verb
  • The nebula’s colors appear vivid because of a filter in the spectrograph that allows specific wavelengths of light to pass through, corresponding to specific types of gas.
    Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • On the other hand, if what AI generates is primarily more slop, busy work, and token spend without corresponding income gains, official statistics should not be inflated to flatter the technology.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • The new chip is designed to eliminate that risk by continuously checking whether its measurement hardware is behaving as expected during operation.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
  • Police released few details about the suspect, described as a man armed with a knife who was behaving erratically.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Loans that meet these guidelines are conforming loans; loans that do not are nonconforming.
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Behind him, in single file, trailed a troop of men and women carrying decades-old L1A1 and Lee-Enfield rifles.
    Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • The system relied on an 11-parachute sequence to safely decelerate the capsule carrying a crew of four astronauts from over 25,000 mph in space to a gentle 20 mph splashdown.
    Pat Maio, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Moench’s hiring came after co-studios Amazon MGM and New Regency hit pause on the show last fall, coinciding with Sloane signing an overall deal at HBO.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Starting Towns as the focal point in an attempt to take a commanding 3-1 lead was the right choice considering the team’s postseason success coinciding with his own success.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Trump, however, has called for unspecified changes, and Iranian officials have shown no public sign of agreeing to the deal.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2026
  • Unlike the 2021 and 2024 summers, Williams already has taken care of his contract, agreeing in late April to a two-year, $50 million deal that is likely his final NFL paperwork before retirement.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Johnson County is working with an outside agency to collect ridership data, demographic data and survey responses along with conducting a peer analysis in order to present a case for making the shuttle permanent.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
  • Rather than conducting sweeping layoffs, Karp told analysts Palantir plans to largely freeze hiring and use AI to multiply employee productivity.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 9 June 2026

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“Comporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comporting. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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