Definition of compositenext
as in amalgamated
made from the joining of two or more parts or elements the movie's special effects included the use of many composite photographs

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composite

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noun

composite

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verb

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Recent Examples of composite
Adjective
Longtime Northwestern University engineering professor Isaac Daniel brought progress to the field of advanced composite materials and helped shape how they are used in industries such as aerospace, manufacturing, automotive and sports equipment. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Jodi Lee is the senior vice president of marketing at Trex Company, a supplier of composite decking, railing, and other outdoor products. — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
The costume jewelry, meantime, is made from a metal composite finished in a golden colorway, just like the movie’s hit soundtrack single of the same name. — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2026 According to Empa, epoxy-containing composites commonly end up being incinerated or sent to landfills. — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
The Visual Effects Society has composited its 2026 career honorees. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026 Our last remaining test is Blender, an open-source 3D content creation suite for modeling, animation, simulation, and compositing. — PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for composite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for composite
Adjective
  • Large language models train on amalgamated content from millions of writers to predict the next logical word.
    — Marissa Brassfield, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Traitors is about the gullible and the skeptical working together to sieve the fraudulent from the truthful, an amalgamated nightmare of village idiots locking themselves in the stocks and pelting each other with rotten fruit.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Ti-6Al-4V, the titanium alloy used here, also offers particularly good resistance to seawater corrosion.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Limited to only 100 pieces, it is housed in the watchmaker’s proprietary Platinumtech—a patented alloy made from 95 percent pure platinum that is 85 percent harder than conventional platinum alloys.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The vapors that had risen from warm bodies in the pews would have carried syllables mixed with candle-soot, distilled as condensation on the chapel windows.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Its primary vehicle to sell ads is its Noovie pre-show which is hosted by former Today correspondent Maria Menounos and features movie trivia, junket-style interviews with celebrities and Hollywood flashback moments mixed in with commercials.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • According to a report from Kings Research, the kids’ personal care market was valued at roughly $82 billion in 2022 and was expected to reach $137 billion by 2030 at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 7%.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • According to Research and Markets, the global premium denim jeans market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 5 percent through 2030.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • Immediately cover the cement paint with your patching mixture.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • When ready, remove the chicken from the marinade and dredge each piece in the flour mixture.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The property combines centuries of history with chic interiors, excellent service, and an unbeatable location, mere steps away from Zurich’s central hub and iconic shops.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The hub can combine readings from multiple implants and coordinate therapeutic responses from devices elsewhere in the body.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The escape, roughly 80 miles from Memphis, offers an amalgam of lakes, hardwood forests, and shortleaf pine ecosystems.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Some amalgam of fan input, ticket sales, ratings, and media outrage determines what’s right and wrong, and this collective taste shifts more slowly than the behavior of front-office opportunists.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Curate your own Southeast Florida experience by blending iconic luxury with its local secrets.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • For people who hate the texture, blending is what makes the whole thing work.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Composite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composite. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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