as in collected
free from emotional or mental agitation
stayed composed and focused despite all of the distractions
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as in prepared
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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as in comprised
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 calmed
to free from distress or disturbance
the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian
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as in contained
to gain emotional or mental control of
she took a deep breath and composed herself
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Recent Examples of composed
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Despite the scale of the intrusion, local officials report that residents remain composed.
—Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Anchoring the flagship’s design is a striking installation composed of four Turkish marble slabs each 38 inches x 83 inches weighing 22 pounds, whose natural veining underscores the brand’s commitment to details.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Remember, significant wealth can be created in the market by those who maintain a composed and strategic approach during times of volatility.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Despite the scale of the intrusion, local officials report that residents remain composed.
—Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Panama joins the Artemis Accords On December 11, 2024, Panama became the 49th country and the first Central American nation to join the Artemis Accords, an international, nonbinding agreement composed of principles to guide civil space exploration and use.
—Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Anchoring the flagship’s design is a striking installation composed of four Turkish marble slabs each 38 inches x 83 inches weighing 22 pounds, whose natural veining underscores the brand’s commitment to details.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for composed
Adjective
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Different birds, different behaviors The collected recordings were analyzed by BirdNET, an AI system that can identify bird species based on their calls.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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When the 24-year-old nets, the defender does his best to maintain his cool, calm and collected persona.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rietz prepared accordingly, downloading some podcasts to her phone for herself, along with some cartoons, which were part of her 4-year-old daughter’s weekend routine.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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My experience prepared me to contribute immediately when I was appointed to the School Board in January of this year.—
Pioneer Press elections team,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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The setlist mainly comprised songs from Brown Sugar and Voodoo, with a few new tracks scattered in as well.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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But what if, rather than a trickle of tech, the fountainhead itself comprised the car—a street-legal, limited-production Formula 1 model?—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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Things calmed down, although there were still many EMTs crowded around him.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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Sometime after the Patriots' locker room calmed down, Kuhr was on the phone with Williams.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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Imagine, though, that all the books ingested by LLM training sets only contained the information on the dust jackets.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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De Gea developed it to a degree but was more of an instinctive shot stopper than someone who would marshal the back line and spread calm to those in front of him.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Benkired, who reportedly appeared mostly calm in court Friday as prosecutors laid out the case against her, could face up to life in prison if convicted, Le Parisien reported.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Owens played linebacker for the University of Michigan from 1977 to 1980, earned All-Big Ten recognition before being drafted ninth overall in the 1981 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams is this season's Golden Bachelor.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Pembroke Pines, Florida, native was then drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2018 draft.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Oct. 2025
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Related Stories Ofcom’s investigation found that the documentary’s failure to disclose that the 13-year-old narrator’s father held a position in the Hamas-run administration constituted a material breach of rules requiring factual programs to provide audiences with accurate information.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Their suit argues that the state legislature’s 2024 redistricting plan—Senate Bill 8, known as SB 8—constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Composed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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