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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
The upgrade kit comprises a three-panel platform mattress sized to collapse behind the second-row seats.
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C.c. Weiss
may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
The space is a study in restraint, with a color palette comprised mostly of cream and marigold.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
District 15 The district comprises the Harbor Area, including San Pedro.
—Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Regardless of how small your company is, your supply chain is a complex system comprised of multiple layers involving a variety of production, transportation, storage and delivery processes.
—Greg Hewitt, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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C.c. Weiss
may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
The space is a study in restraint, with a color palette comprised mostly of cream and marigold.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
District 15 The district comprises the Harbor Area, including San Pedro.
—Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Regardless of how small your company is, your supply chain is a complex system comprised of multiple layers involving a variety of production, transportation, storage and delivery processes.
—Greg Hewitt, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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At least one person is dead and nine are unaccounted for after an industrial tank containing some 900,000 gallons of chemicals ruptured at a paper mill in Washington state on May 26, authorities said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
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Her shelves contained books on correct etiquette when entertaining (How to Do It, or, The Lively Art of Entertaining by Elsa Maxwell) and instructional books covering many areas of life, ranging from gardening and raising Siamese cats to keeping turtles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Some lawmakers have questioned whether that follow-on strike constituted a war crime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Democrats have said her failure to appear for that deposition constituted noncompliance with the subpoena.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The spa With 11 treatment rooms, including a couples’ area, and men’s and women’s relaxation areas with hydrotherapy areas, the spa is a substantial amenity.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Brief endnotes are included for extra-curious readers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Beran and other Fridley staff said that to them, Halverson remained consistent and composed.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Sandwiched in the middle is a sensing and actuation layer composed of an elastic polymer strain sensor embedded with silver nanowires, a conductive fabric heater, liquid-crystal elastomer, and Kapton tape.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 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 3 Jun. 2026.
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