conformed

past tense of conform
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Recent Examples of conformed 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 Those interested in 529 savings plans should beware that not all states have fully conformed their income tax codes to the federal code. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 The league has conformed to The King’s whims. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026 The goal is to wring as much production out of each athlete rather than implement a cohesive strategy that must be conformed to. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 15 May 2026 The museum has also allegedly not conformed to the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA), which requires trustees to manage an endowment so that its spending power is maintained. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 According to a person with knowledge of the situation, Foster’s dual roles were reviewed by the National Football League Players Association to make sure the situation conformed with the NFLPA’s regulations governing contract advisors. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Sharpe said traditionally French cuisine has been looked at as the standard, and chefs have conformed to fit that standard. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformed
Verb
  • Typographic variables like size, color, and weight corresponded to tag frequency or popularity.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The decision was a blow for McConnell-Johnson, who said four of her top-10 sales days in the past year corresponded with WNBA Finals games.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Born from the international slave trade during the 18th century, the hybrid language primarily blended the French spoken by colonists and slavers with multiple West African dialects, particularly from the Senegambian region.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The administration had obtained the state’s public voter rolls, which the DHS had blended with its own immigration information and third-party data.
    — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Gramm revealed that the two reconciled prior to the band’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In 1945, the British people also expected a peace dividend—the welfare state—that could not be reconciled with the costs of maintaining a global empire.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That framework could be prioritized and adapted for emerging drugs rather than forcing each new threat through the ordinary timeline.
    — Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, Time, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Investigations will cover regions around the Yellow River, Yangtze River, and southern Lingnan, helping researchers understand how different ancestral groups developed and adapted.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The ice cap’s retreat coincided with anthropogenic climate change driving up summer temperatures.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Of the four patterns, engulfment was the only one that explained why more severe symptoms coincided with a worse life.
    — Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The declines, which correlated with a broader tech sell-off, brought aggregate market cap losses for SpaceX and Tesla to over $420 billion since Tuesday's close.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Almost none of the variance in the different measures correlated with each other.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • In 2001, mortality rates adjusted for age were just 2% higher in counties where the plurality voted for a Republican presidential candidate versus a Democratic candidate.
    — Brandon Yan, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Many of them spent part of college or high school using such a cap and have adjusted to its look, which is much more prominent than a regular helmet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Iowa just agreed to pay $4 million in a racial discrimination lawsuit.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Fans agreed and shared their displeasure at the lack of a quarterback sneak.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Conformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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