comporting

verb

Definition of comportingnext
present participle of comport
1
as in corresponding
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 behaving
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 Synonyms for comporting
  1. corresponding
  2. behaving
  3. carrying
  4. coinciding
  5. agreeing
  6. conducting
  7. composing
Verb
  • In recent years, brown has played an integral role in informing and building both the transformative and restorative justice movements by way of two prevailing organizing methodologies, each with a corresponding book.
    Fran Tirado, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In its report Allianz modeled a handful of hypothetical individuals across generations, tracking their savings returns—and corresponding wealth—throughout their respective economic cycles.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of corresponding
Verb
  • Remarkably, that turns out to be one of the least suspenseful moments of this movie that costars Justin Long as a badly-behaving landlord.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Many autistic individuals experience retaliation or mistreatment after disclosing their autistic identity or behaving in ways that deviate from neurotypical norms.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of behaving
Verb
  • The county has previously sprayed pesticides in neighborhoods where mosquitoes potentially carrying West Nile virus have been found.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The crowd moved slowly because of its size, with some cyclists carrying the Chinese flag and some people sleeping on the ground in a park after arriving in Kaifeng, according to photos and videos shared with NBC News.
    Peter Guo, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of carrying
Verb
  • Wild Robot launched with a presentation at the recent San Sebastian Film Festival, supported by talent presence and coinciding with the screening at the Sitges Film Festival.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The earlier dates are in order to avoid coinciding with the Chuseok mid-autumn harvest festival, which is a three-day national holiday in Korea and falls in October next year.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of coinciding
Verb
  • The company has settled a legal proceeding related to a lease agreement, agreeing to pay $100,000 in rent and $13,953 in nonrefundable rent deposit.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The company entered a settlement agreement with Pivot Holding LLC, agreeing to pay $500,000 for milestone payments under a collaboration agreement.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of agreeing
Verb
  • The compliance landscape continues to evolve, with the third quarter of 2024 bringing significant legislative changes that impact employers conducting background screening.
    Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Researchers have been conducting studies by releasing juvenile salmon with tracking tags to follow their movement and determine where reintroducing fish would be successful.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of conducting
Verb
  • The tune is the second that Cave, who has been composing film scores with his creative partner Warren Ellis for years, has contributed to a movie soundtrack this year.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Romeo + Juliet is your first time composing for Broadway.
    Ilana Kaplan, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of composing
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Thesaurus Entries Near comporting

comported

comporting

comportment

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“Comporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comporting. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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