comporting

Definition of comportingnext
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
  • In a corresponding move, Abby Roque was moved to the third line, but still logged nearly 19 minutes of ice time.
    Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • To run a program, the code had to first be punched into paper tape; a hole represented a 1, and no hole represented a 0, corresponding to the two units of binary code, which most computers work with.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Little by little since the start of this outbreak, the organization has been studying how this strain of hantavirus is behaving.
    Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
  • But actually-old women behaving as actually old?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Generations into a belief that morphed into a movement, nearly a decade since the start of the bid process and four years of methodically conforming to FIFA standards later, the epicenter of Kansas City’s monumental opportunity to play 2026 World Cup host was unveiled on Monday.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
  • Large beige curtains can add a delicate formality and coziness to your living room while still conforming to your style.
    Macie Stump, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Others may use hollow pipes, tubes, window ledges or even sliding door tracks (a favorite site for the grass-carrying wasp).
    Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Lerner’s critical reputation is also through the roof, each new book carrying the weight of potentially being a moment of great artistic import.
    John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • There are plans to install more at other parks and venues coinciding with July Fourth and Veterans Day.
    Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • His comments come as the first ceasefire struck in the Russia-Ukraine war, a three-day period coinciding with the celebration of Victory Day, commemorating the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • In Davis’s work, runny paint has a way of acquitting objects of their permanence.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Soon after, Dead & Company, with John Mayer acquitting himself in the Garcia role better than anyone would have thought, set sail.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • People facing the prospect of prolonged ICE detention are increasingly abandoning their claims for humanitarian protection and agreeing to depart voluntarily.
    Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
  • The other projects agreeing to Trump’s buyouts as of early May were Golden State Wind, in California, and Bluepoint Wind, off New Jersey and New York.
    Ben Link, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • At 55, Kid Rock barely stopped moving for nearly two hours — hopping, scratching records, playing saxophone, climbing a grand piano and conducting his band through country, rap-rock, blues and Southern rock.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
  • Lawmakers are meeting in committees during the interim committee hearing in Austin, conducting hearings and reviews of laws implemented last year and seeking information ahead of the 90th Texas Legislature, which gavels in January 2027.
    Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 12 May 2026

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“Comporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comporting. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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