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one of the parts that make up a whole
each set is composed of several distinct components
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Recent Examples of components
Criterion one is mostly addressed through hardware reinforcement and clever engineering, for example, coating internal components in heat-resistant silicone and keeping moving parts to a minimum.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
The approach of Feltner integrates education and mentorship as core components of workforce development.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Elsewhere, the e-cargo is built around aluminum front and rear frame components, rolls on 20-inch wheels wearing Scwhalbe rubber, and comes to a halt courtesy of Tektro quad-piston hydraulic brakes rocking 180-mm discs.
—New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
There are two components to this welcome offer from Betr Picks.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
That would place the stock toward the higher end of the Dow's current components, alongside names like Apple or Amazon.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Rockets and satellites were historically mostly built in massive, sterile places where engineers in Tyvek suits moved cautiously around intricate components.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Twenty-five percent of shoe manufacturing is done in Vietnam, which has become the go-to producer for athletic performance shoes, and much of the components — the production inputs — are sourced from China.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
The United States wants to rely less on China, which has used limited on exports of key components in technology manufacturing as a bargaining chip in trade talks.
—Chris Megerian, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
The approach of Feltner integrates education and mentorship as core components of workforce development.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Elsewhere, the e-cargo is built around aluminum front and rear frame components, rolls on 20-inch wheels wearing Scwhalbe rubber, and comes to a halt courtesy of Tektro quad-piston hydraulic brakes rocking 180-mm discs.
—New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
There are two components to this welcome offer from Betr Picks.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
That would place the stock toward the higher end of the Dow's current components, alongside names like Apple or Amazon.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Rockets and satellites were historically mostly built in massive, sterile places where engineers in Tyvek suits moved cautiously around intricate components.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Twenty-five percent of shoe manufacturing is done in Vietnam, which has become the go-to producer for athletic performance shoes, and much of the components — the production inputs — are sourced from China.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
The United States wants to rely less on China, which has used limited on exports of key components in technology manufacturing as a bargaining chip in trade talks.
—Chris Megerian, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for components
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According to co-creator Andy Muschietti, who also directed the films, Welcome to Derry will adapt the book's various interludes, which dig deep into Derry's violent history and how its namesake creature factors into it.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Other factors are social, psychological, economic and developmental.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
31 Oct. 2025
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Some Christian groups in Nigeria, however, have called for more to be done to protect members of their faith, as violence has undeniably affected the nation.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
2 Nov. 2025
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Plus, having some extra small plates around before the big meal is a clever way to keep hungry family members out of the kitchen.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Locavore is Bali’s most celebrated fine dining spot, where jungle-to-table tasting menus spotlight native ingredients and inventive technique.—
Jim Augerinos,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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The sweet treat's main ingredients include sugar, corn syrup, salt, sesame oil, honey, artificial flavor, food coloring, gelatin and confectioner's glaze.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Taken together, these triumphal and tragic elements constitute the ingredients for an epic historical narrative that defies all moralistic categories, a story rooted in the coexistence of grandeur and failure, brilliance and blindness, grace and sin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her fusion of art rock, electronic, and pop elements in her music has earned her a place among the most influential artists of her generation.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Components.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/components. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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