conform
verb (used without object)
to act according to or be obedient to a rule or norm (usually followed byto ).
are conforming
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present progressiveof conform.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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One part of the mandate is to determine if dioceses are conforming to a 2019 papal directive ordering “public, stable and easily accessible systems for submission” of reports of sexual abuse.
From Reuters ● Apr. 29, 2022
I share his undogmatic view of dramatic lengths, but too often it seems that playwrights are conforming to a format that is not in the service of their own storytelling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2017
What I’ve been trying to do is demonstrate that emoji are conforming to the same principles of communication that underpin the spoken language.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2015
"Who has the big chore of following up all these people and making certain that they are conforming to the law?" questioned Mr. Crowninshield.
From Walter and the Wireless by William F. (William Frederick) Stecher
Just as a plant keeps on conforming to its environment, so our beliefs and ideals are conforming to our new social conditions and discoveries.
From Another Sheaf by John Galsworthy
