comprised of

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: made up of
The play is comprised of three acts.

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Nestled in the gorgeous Ouachita Mountains, the park is comprised of 47 natural springs, where steam rises from the earth as if by magic. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026 It is comprised of over 400 chapters with more than 26,000 members. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025 The catch is that these cosmonauts landing in an undiscovered world are dandelion seeds tethered to delicate, umbrella-like structures, or pappi, comprised of numerous, fuzzy bristles. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025 Your brain is making plans, and in a hierarchical way, with goals made up of subgoals, each comprised of more subgoals, and so on. Nicholas Wright, Time, 28 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comprised of

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“Comprised of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprised%20of. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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