comport with
phrasal verb
comported with; comporting with; comports with
US, formal
: to be in agreement with (something)
Her actions comport with her ideals.
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For example, the IRS claimed that the settlement did not comport with economic reality, noting that the stream of payments NCA would have collected if the deals had survived would all have been ordinary.
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Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The reality of Americans’ anger at the system, Mr. Brown said, does not comport with sunny portrayals of the economy from Mr. Trump and President Joseph R. Biden Jr. during their presidencies.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
The videos could not be verified by The Times, but activists said the locations appeared to comport with rural villages near Syria’s coast.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
And while the results cannot be assured, the end result may be more likely to comport with your wishes.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The reality of Americans’ anger at the system, Mr. Brown said, does not comport with sunny portrayals of the economy from Mr. Trump and President Joseph R. Biden Jr. during their presidencies.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
The videos could not be verified by The Times, but activists said the locations appeared to comport with rural villages near Syria’s coast.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
And while the results cannot be assured, the end result may be more likely to comport with your wishes.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comport with
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“Comport with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comport%20with. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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