1
as in to correspond
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 to behave
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 comport
The pair hosted a series of joint practices over the years and Payton always thought highly of how Belichick’s teams comported themselves.
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Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
4 Dec. 2025
On Friday, the Heat coach returned to his sanctuary -- the Kaseya Center court -- and comported himself in a way that left his players inspired.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Moura remembers how his grandfather and his father comported themselves.
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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.
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Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
4 Dec. 2025
On Friday, the Heat coach returned to his sanctuary -- the Kaseya Center court -- and comported himself in a way that left his players inspired.
—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comport
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The three-person team then found the corresponding symbols on a paper chart.
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To discover that the notes corresponded to where there was more human activity was really very moving.
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Being a pro athlete doesn’t exempt you from behaving respectfully in society.
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But Dumont wanted to look beyond insects to find out know how the spindle behaves in mammalian cells like ours.
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The debate has become more urgent in recent years as heat waves have intensified, coinciding with a surge in AC sales across Europe and a growing push to more widely adopt the technology.
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The start of a new fiscal year in July often coincides with a pay bump for California’s state employees because that’s when raises, negotiated by unions, tend to take effect.
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Just assume that any animal is going to carry disease, and rabies is one of them.
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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Female leads typically conform to the mainstream beauty standard of pale, young and thin.
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Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling for the impeachment of the Miami-Dade judge who acquitted a woman by reason of insanity in the 2021 death of her 15-month-old daughter, arguing the ruling threatens public safety.
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Weinstein was convicted of some charges and acquitted of others at trials in New York and California.
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For example, in 2011, the FDA warned parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening gel, to premature infants fitting a particular profile.
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Surveillance pricing is when a company uses a customer’s private data to show them a cost fitted to them, instead of charging every customer the same rate.
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Veterinarians conducting preliminary examinations determined many of the dogs died from gunshot wounds, according to Honsal.
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The long-term health effects of the fire and its smoke probably won’t be known unless researchers conduct a follow-up study, said Eisenman of UCLA.
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“Comport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comport. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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