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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
In April 1943, the minister for justice issued prohibition orders against the final four volumes of Proust’s work (whose English translation, then published under the title Remembrance of Things Past, comprised twelve volumes in total).
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Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Since arriving, Jaissle has fielded teams comprised partly of recognisable names, all on decadent wages, and more modest players.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The remainder of the top 10 Japanese releases comprised Cells at Work!
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Antisemitic incidents comprised 62% of all hate crimes in the city during the first quarter of 2025, according to a report released last month by former New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
In a ’fit comprised entirely of one color, even basic pieces can instantly feel more intentional.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The powertrain of the Assault Train would have comprised a single engine situated in the middle cabin.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Four of the five staffers who previously comprised the Oral History Projects department were in union roles.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
The teams comprised veteran baseball stars from both nations.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Since arriving, Jaissle has fielded teams comprised partly of recognisable names, all on decadent wages, and more modest players.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The remainder of the top 10 Japanese releases comprised Cells at Work!
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Antisemitic incidents comprised 62% of all hate crimes in the city during the first quarter of 2025, according to a report released last month by former New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
In a ’fit comprised entirely of one color, even basic pieces can instantly feel more intentional.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The powertrain of the Assault Train would have comprised a single engine situated in the middle cabin.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Four of the five staffers who previously comprised the Oral History Projects department were in union roles.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
The teams comprised veteran baseball stars from both nations.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprised
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The warehouse contained specialized food intended for young children and pregnant and breastfeeding women who were malnourished.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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The researchers presented toddlers with elaborate puzzle contraptions that contained prizes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Originally, this was a great mystery, as cosmic rays were known to be composed almost exclusively of protons, and the theoretical limit on a proton that traveled through intergalactic space should forbid such excessively high energies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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This primordial soup was composed of a plasma of particles called quarks and gluons that rapidly cooled, causing these two types of particles to fuse and create fundamental particles like protons and neutrons, which today sit at the heart of all atoms that make up the matter all around us.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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That included mixed performances for airlines, which had to cancel thousands of flights due to the winter storm that swept much of the United States over the weekend.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Key points of discussion included the Army’s reluctance to use anti-collision technology known as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADS-B, and why the FAA allowed military helicopter pilots to fly without the technology.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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And, as bad as all that looting was, the wealth that remained in Congo constituted only a small percentage of what was being made on markets globally, and from the technology those minerals powered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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My fellow Republicans have been holding firm in labeling Renee Good a domestic extremist, asserting that her actions constituted a violent threat motivated by ideological aims.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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These three apparently disconnected facts exploded in my head and, after a lot of research, formed the narrative engine of The Grave Tattoo, a contemporary thriller with its roots firmly in the tail end of the eighteenth century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Saman, who asked ABC News not to use his full name for fear of his safety, was in Rasht -- the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast -- when the major protests formed.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Comprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprised. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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