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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Fourth Amendment challenge of IGG long foreseen Anticipating a Fourth Amendment argument over the FBI’s use of IGG in the high-profile case, Thompson wrote in a June 2023 court filing that such a defense does not comport with standing legal precedents.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
But, for the winners, the gains comport with true venture-scale returns.
—Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
This year, only 32.8 percent of Democrats said yes—a substantial decline that comports with their political interests and ideological predilections.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a Hawaii man's appeal of his prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license, leaving untouched a state supreme court decision that castigated its new framework for determining whether gun laws comport with the Second Amendment.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
But, for the winners, the gains comport with true venture-scale returns.
—Ruth Foxe Blader, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
This year, only 32.8 percent of Democrats said yes—a substantial decline that comports with their political interests and ideological predilections.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a Hawaii man's appeal of his prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license, leaving untouched a state supreme court decision that castigated its new framework for determining whether gun laws comport with the Second Amendment.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Comport with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comport%20with. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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