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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
Anchored by Mecklenburg County, the metro area comprises 10 counties in North Carolina and four in South Carolina.
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Chase Jordan
june 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Those costs comprise about 30% of the overall budget.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
The list comprises 10 countries, with England being the lone nation to land more than one player among the top 11.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026
That comprises 54 million retired workers and 9 million who receive either survivor or dependent benefits.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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Chase Jordan
june 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Those costs comprise about 30% of the overall budget.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026
The list comprises 10 countries, with England being the lone nation to land more than one player among the top 11.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026
That comprises 54 million retired workers and 9 million who receive either survivor or dependent benefits.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprise
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The wall drawings also contain erasure marks, vestiges of the artist’s false starts and corrections.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Substituting regular flour for options that contain more protein when baking, such as oat, almond, chickpea, or whole wheat flour.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2026
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The General Command also condemned the attacks, arguing that the deliberate use of missiles and drones against civilians and private property constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2026
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Most of those spacecraft were its own Starlink broadband craft, which constitute more than 75% of all active satellites in Earth orbit.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 June 2026
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The governor has also activated Phase 3 of Colorado's Drought Response Plan, which allows the state to take additional emergency response actions, including potential emergency funding for unmet response needs.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Brands including Cult Gaia, Alo, Same Swim, and La DoubleJ are opening stores in either the South of France or along the Italian coastline ahead of the 2026 season, in a bid to capture the flocks of tourists who visit these hotspots and are keen to splurge without breaking the bank.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
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And for those 81 minutes, that initial yellow card should have proved irrelevant; not because Fenwick was composed enough to resist confrontations with Maradona, but because he could have been shown a straight red card at least twice afterward.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The music for this series, composed by Wynne Bennett, elevates it to another level.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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For Kokopeli’s generation, this was the moment when the identity-forming operations of consumer choice swung fully into gear.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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On June 9, for instance, Venus will meet with Jupiter in Cancer, forming one of the most auspicious transits of the season.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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“Comprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprise. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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