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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The list generally comports with my list, shown earlier, though providing a more detailed look at the topic.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
That’s because the US’s goals in the conflict don’t comport with those of international institutions, Hyde said.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Societies will have to adjust their expectations to comport with the new realities of fewer workers, savers, taxpayers, renters, home buyers, entrepreneurs, innovators, inventors, and, eventually, consumers and voters.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Musk's company appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which in July 2023 found the nondisclosure order comported with the First Amendment.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
That’s because the US’s goals in the conflict don’t comport with those of international institutions, Hyde said.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Societies will have to adjust their expectations to comport with the new realities of fewer workers, savers, taxpayers, renters, home buyers, entrepreneurs, innovators, inventors, and, eventually, consumers and voters.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Musk's company appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which in July 2023 found the nondisclosure order comported with the First Amendment.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Comport with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comport%20with. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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