comprised

past tense of comprise
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as in contained
to be made up of the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods

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as in composed
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 comprised The biennale comprised 31 projects of which 6 were Ecuadorian. News Desk, Artforum, 20 July 2026 Imax 70mm comprised about 4% of that total, with Imax digital making up the rest. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Specifically, the number of European, and specifically British voices that comprised the Fox Sports coverage. Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026 Crowds have comprised people young and old, parents with their kids, even commuters from Indianapolis and Wisconsin. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 These clutch wallets accompanied Vaccarello’s step-and-repeat of suits that comprised the opening eight looks–a nod to the 60th anniversary of the Le Smoking, one of the house’s most revolutionary contributions to the industry. Alice Cary, Vogue, 13 July 2026 D’Souza established himself in Thiel’s inner circle, which comprised mostly men, most of whom were gay and most of whom were tech founders or venture capitalists. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Just this week, a UC Davis study showed that the diet of wolves in northeastern California was comprised mostly of cattle, prompting the lead scientist to suggest that the species’ strong recovery was due to the availability of livestock. Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026 The Apollo sale comprised several hundred lots drawn from across the ancient Mediterranean, the Near East, and the Arabian Peninsula. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026
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  • After the fatal shooting, an FBI agent said small bags consistent with drug packaging that contained a substance resembling methamphetamine could be seen in plain view inside the vehicle.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 July 2026
  • Samantha Tosch, a criminalist with the Los Angeles Police Department, testified that a swab taken from the trash bag during the search of the house contained a mixture of DNA from four people.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
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  • But it was created as a state composed of diasporic communities, organized on caste lines, some geographic, others religious.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • Like proteins, peptides are composed of amino acids that are chemically linked into a chain.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
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  • The spa Down the steps from the main building is the spa with two double treatment rooms where guests can enjoy a daily massage, included in the rate.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
  • All had been shot, and the injuries included gunshot wounds to an arm, leg, abdomen and lower leg, Gregg said.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 July 2026
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  • And because God is Spirit, our identity is wholly spiritual, constituted of all the qualities of God.
    Leslie Revilock, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
  • But Boasberg said that the State Department’s argument clashed with its own assessment of what constituted a foreign sovereign threat under the policy.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • For watering, fill the central cup formed by the plant’s leaves with fresh water, as the plant absorbs moisture through its foliage.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026
  • Likewise, The New York Times's Sydney Schanberg also took a room and would go on to coauthor the story—alongside photographer Dith Pran—that formed the basis of the award-winning film The Killing Fields.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

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“Comprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprised. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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