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as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point
the list conforms with the contents of the trunk
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as in blended
to form a pleasing relationship
last-minute changes in the schedule that conform with our plans nicely
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as in reconciled
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
we'll have to conform this new rule with existing policy regarding student-run organizations on campus
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as in adapted
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
I can be funny or serious, for I always conform my behavior to the situation
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Recent Examples of conformed
Two years later, the developers submitted an alternative application for a 64-unit development that conformed to Saratoga’s General Plan and zoning.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Authorities are looking into whether soundproofing material on the ceiling conformed with regulations and whether the candles were permitted for use in the bar.
—Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Officials plan to look into what safety measures were in place at the time of the fire, as well as whether soundproofing material on the ceiling that is believed to have caught fire conformed with regulations.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Authorities planned to look into whether sound-dampening material on the ceiling conformed with regulations and whether the candles were permitted for use in the bar.
—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
The city Development Services Department determined the new application substantially conformed to the terms of the previous permit.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
The famous Stanford Prison Experiment by Zimbardo revealed how quickly people conformed to roles of power or submission, often at the expense of empathy and fairness.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Columbia, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania have made deals with the Administration to restore their funding, and other universities have conformed to what the Administration seems to want in order to avoid becoming targets themselves.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
But some air quality experts raised questions about the study’s methodology, which only took readings from three locations over two 12-hour periods, and placed monitors underneath buildings in a way that may not have conformed with EPA guidance.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformed
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The younger Jackson told me that Greene had chatted with his father during his swearing-in, and the two subsequently corresponded.—
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The team only used each frog once, and paired them with the hornet species that corresponded to their size.—
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The coffee chain's Pistachio Latte (available hot, iced or blended) and Pistachio Cream Cold Brew are back, along with some new nutty options for customers.—
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In both cases, the formula blended easily and offered a good amount of coverage without feeling thick or matte.—
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The pair, who share two children, filed for divorce in 2018 but reconciled seven years later.—
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Here, a lesser play might lean heavily on a metaphorical lesson, with two men of different worlds reconciled through love, or devolve into confrontation and lurid melodrama.—
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Beach Read In April 2023, Deadline reported that Beach Read would be adapted into a film for 20th Century Studios, and that Kuang would both write the screenplay and direct.—
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Accessibility One room, located on the ground floor, has been adapted for wheelchair users.—
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That usage earlier in the season coincided with injuries to Martin Odegaard and Martinelli.—
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Alcohol metabolism coincided with a major global climate disruption that fragmented East African forest ecosystems and left food scarce.—
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Sports team investments have received outsized attention in recent years, with dozens of new funds chasing market-beating returns in a category that is not correlated with most other assets.—
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Still, investors need to recognize that other types of crypto are highly correlated to bitcoin, so there’s only so much diversification within crypto itself that’s possible, Siemer said.—
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Google, Meta, Microsoft’s LinkedIn, and Elon Musk’s X have all delayed, adjusted, or flat-out refused to launch AI products because of the bloc’s laws.—
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What’s more, your defense adjusted, digging in its heels, getting to Northwestern’s running backs closer to the line of scrimmage so that the Wildcats gained only 28 yards on the ground in the second half after rushing for 102 in the first.—
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The dispute was resolved after Singh agreed to provide additional context, explaining that the files were collaborative documents shared among participants through the messaging app Signal.—
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The state of Idaho asked the Supreme Court to hear the case, and this past summer the court agreed to review it.—
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“Conformed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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