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as in to contain
to be made up of
the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods
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as in to constitute
to be all the substance of
at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country
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Recent Examples of comprise
White merchants comprise a little more than half of the sample, and Latinos make up a quarter.
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
The force dispatched to the southern Helmand province – a Taliban stronghold and a center of opium production – initially comprised mostly British and Danish troops, before the US sent reinforcements in 2008.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
This comprises likely hundreds of hours of writing and research time.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, comprising 30 stocks, has a history of consistently outperforming its benchmark which includes all three indices—the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
The force dispatched to the southern Helmand province – a Taliban stronghold and a center of opium production – initially comprised mostly British and Danish troops, before the US sent reinforcements in 2008.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
This comprises likely hundreds of hours of writing and research time.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, comprising 30 stocks, has a history of consistently outperforming its benchmark which includes all three indices—the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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The current edition, DSM-5-TR, contains more than 300 distinct mental disorders such as schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder and alcohol use disorder.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Electronic waste from phones, laptops and more contains high concentrations of valuable metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, copper, gold and silver.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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And these mirror images, uniting perceptions barely conscious, were to constitute the basis from which his pilot’s dreams would someday take flight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The prosecutor's office said a 16-year-old boy from Sayreville was arrested and charged with acts of juvenile delinquency which if committed by an adult would constitute murder, weapons charges and armed riot.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Molinaro’s visit will include a ride on the Blue Line and a roundtable with local officials and business leaders, according to Cagle.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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All programs — including athletics, community education and adult education — are cancelled Thursday and Friday.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The best thing was to show these people that the rest of the world was not so bad, the rest of the world was beautiful, well composed, full of light, full of love.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The researchers also built micro-robots composed of multiple materials.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The storm will form in the Gulf of Mexico and will once again be loaded with moisture.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The burial ground dates back to a significant time in English history, when regional kingdoms started to form and consolidate power.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Comprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprise. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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