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as in to prepare
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
composed a statement on this hot-button issue that managed to satisfy absolutely no one
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2
as in to comprise
to be all the substance of
the earth's crust is composed of mostly silicon with several other elements in smaller amounts
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as in to calm
to free from distress or disturbance
the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian
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Recent Examples of compose
As a nonprofit education association representing public education in the state, the California School Boards Association (CSBA) is composed of 970 local educational agencies—a total of 97% of the state’s public school districts and offices of education are members.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
To capture the photo above, the drone was left in a hover at the correct altitude, then rotated and the camera pitch was adjusted to compose the photo.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 22 June 2025
Establish a special litigation division within the Law Department: The special litigation division will be composed of a cadre of experienced city lawyers to strategically and aggressively defend the city’s long-term interests.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Often composed of three to five plants braided together to form one trunk, the money tree can grow up to 2 feet per year!
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
To capture the photo above, the drone was left in a hover at the correct altitude, then rotated and the camera pitch was adjusted to compose the photo.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 22 June 2025
Establish a special litigation division within the Law Department: The special litigation division will be composed of a cadre of experienced city lawyers to strategically and aggressively defend the city’s long-term interests.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Often composed of three to five plants braided together to form one trunk, the money tree can grow up to 2 feet per year!
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compose
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Gifford announced her resignation from OHS last month as The Connecticut Mirror was preparing to publish a story demonstrating her involvement in the state’s audit of Helen Zervas, owner of Family Eye Care in Bristol, in the days before DSS officials cancelled the audit in 2020.—
Janhavi Munde,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
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As those efforts continued, the Pentagon simultaneously prepared the operation.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
22 June 2025
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Such costs comprised a shade under a quarter of club revenues last year.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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North America comprised 29 percent of sake’s total export value, which proved a dominant drive of the category’s global expansion.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Studies show that spending time in natural settings can lower cortisol levels (a stress hormone) and help to calm the mind.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Police cars occasionally circled the intersection and a few stragglers still waved signs or lingered in small groups, but the earlier surge had largely calmed.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
14 June 2025
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After new growth is visible on kangaroo paws, fertilize with any complete fertilizer (containing N-P-K, an abbreviation for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium).—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
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The Singaporean government said servers potentially containing AI-powering Nvidia chips shipped from the United States to Singapore had ended up in Malaysia, but that their final destination was unknown.—
AFP,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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His injuries left him unable to work, leading to financial woes that were exacerbated by extensive hospital bills for medical care, diagnostic tests and therapy, Moore wrote.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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That researcher wrote a report just on Mount Mansfield’s carabid beetles, and Narango’s team is identifying each species to compare results.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Since the revolution, citizens have continued to gather to exercise free speech and to debate what constitutes civil liberties and human rights at Faneuil Hall.—
Lisa Meyers McClintick,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Last week, senior US District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that Trump had not satisfied any of the requirements that must be met to call up a state’s National Guard and that the demonstrations did not constitute an insurrection.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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Then, lulled by the sound of a uke, a luau reeled me in.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Yarbrough lulled the Dodgers’ hitters to sleep with his side-arm arsenal featuring a four-seam fastball that topped out at an out-of-fashion 89.5 mph and a sinker that only reached 87.5 mph.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
1 June 2025
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Despite the endless flurry of chatter and speculation during the six-week span from the NBA combine to draft night, this stretch of the offseason is typically a dead period for new information.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Joe Sargent/Getty Images More news: Colts' Anthony Richardson Provides Major Update Amid Injury Concerns Rodgers has been through the unfortunate aspect of having to mentor his replacement, which happened when the Green Bay Packers drafted Jordan Love.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Compose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compose. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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