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verb

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Recent Examples of comp
Noun
Traditionally, real estate teams have relied on manual processes to manage comps based on old data. Matias Recchia, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 The company did say that sales improved as the quarter progressed with comps down 13.9 percent in February, 8.2 percent in March and 7.2 percent in April. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
Verb
And within the quarter, comparable store sales, or comps — which strip out the impact of store openings and calendar differences — went from down 3.3% annually in February to up 1.3% in March and up 1.8% in April. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 20 May 2025 Ad sales fell 9% — 8% of that fallout from Super Bowl comps. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for comp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comp
Noun
  • Consumers are increasingly seeking jewelry that reflects their personal identity, style, and emotional connection, whether for themselves or as gifts for loved ones.
    Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Watching the Miracle on the Hudson landing Terry Billings received tickets as a Father’s Day gift from his son and daughter-in-law.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • SpaceX that year had been awarded three missions worth $280.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
  • The jury awarded Depp $10 million in damages but also awarded $2 million to Heard.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • He's also starred in the Twilight film series (2008–2011), The Blacklist (2015–2016) and its 2017 spinoff, and the Apple TV+ sci-fi drama series For All Mankind (2022–present).
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 June 2025
  • At present, details about the containment or cause of the fire are unknown.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Borrowing from the belting prowess a career in Broadway afforded her, Rapp leans into a more angsty singer-songwriter sound on her solo ventures.
    Amani Bayo, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • This challenges a common narrative promoted by some legislators, who argue that employees who work from home are more likely to slack off without the direct supervision afforded by office settings.
    Gleb Tsipursky, Time, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Connelly frequently downplayed her reputation and aptitude for knowing how to ask for large donations from important individuals.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
  • The gang is in existential crisis mode when they get thrown into a donation box and face their own mortality at a day care run by a sadistic teddy bear.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • The projection engine makes use of a large 0.47-inch DMD chip, and employs pixel-shifting to render 4K UHD resolution.
    Paul Ridden June 25, New Atlas, 25 June 2025
  • Last season also offered up so many reminders that the Mets are liable to render all this hand-wringing and historical perspective moot by late October or early November.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Now, the government plans to finish its presentation on Monday, which means the defense will get to call its own witnesses beginning Tuesday.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 20 June 2025
  • The Biennial also features a presentation of paintings from the Gardena High School Art Collection, an assemblage of California Impressionism that began in 1919, and a program curated by present-day teenagers of works drawn from the Orange County Museum of Art collection. Saturday through Jan. 4.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • The firm provides outsourced customer care and back office services to large enterprises, which investors believe will be displaced by generative AI being deployed directly by its customers.
    Ganesh Rao,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 June 2025
  • Although medical marijuana can provide relief for people with conditions like arthritis, multiple sclerosis, cancer and other illnesses, overuse has been linked to potential health risks, especially for seniors.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025

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“Comp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comp. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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