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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 teams comprised veteran baseball stars from both nations.
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Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
The leather shoes comprised a mix of male boots, children’s and women’s shoes.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026
Not only did 2025 mark a record year for Passport sales, but the TrailSport trim comprised 80% of the take rate.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Jan. 2026
Sacramento leaders react In recent years, people from Venezuela have comprised a small group locally.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Experts from school districts and county offices of education comprised the 71-member judging panel.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
The state pushed Bulgarian folk music toward Western classical ideas of counterpoint and harmony while systematically erasing Turkish and Romani traces, even though those communities comprised around 15 percent of the population.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
Light Switch, 1992–99, comprised a projector beaming a to-scale image of a light switch onto a wall, while a 2006 work, Solo, consisted of a mic stand bearing a hairbrush instead of the expected Shure SM58.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Dec. 2025
The helmets’ one-size-fits-all design comprised a manganese steel outer shell and an adjustable inner lining that was attached to a leather chinstrap.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
The leather shoes comprised a mix of male boots, children’s and women’s shoes.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026
Not only did 2025 mark a record year for Passport sales, but the TrailSport trim comprised 80% of the take rate.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Jan. 2026
Sacramento leaders react In recent years, people from Venezuela have comprised a small group locally.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Experts from school districts and county offices of education comprised the 71-member judging panel.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
The state pushed Bulgarian folk music toward Western classical ideas of counterpoint and harmony while systematically erasing Turkish and Romani traces, even though those communities comprised around 15 percent of the population.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
Light Switch, 1992–99, comprised a projector beaming a to-scale image of a light switch onto a wall, while a 2006 work, Solo, consisted of a mic stand bearing a hairbrush instead of the expected Shure SM58.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Dec. 2025
The helmets’ one-size-fits-all design comprised a manganese steel outer shell and an adjustable inner lining that was attached to a leather chinstrap.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprised
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Three City Hall employees reported that their wallets, which contained cash, credit cards, health savings account cards, and personal ID were stolen from their offices, per Boston Police reports.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The damage was largely contained to what firefighters call a wildland-urban interface fire, not a larger conflagration like the one developing in the Palisades.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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The brain is composed mainly of fat, including omega-3 fatty acids and cholesterol, which are essential for maintaining brain cell structure and function.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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Produced by Cate Le Bon and composed by the band inside studios owned by Jeff Tweedy and Gilla Band, Secret Love would be a return to form, but Dry Cleaning never fell out of shape in the first place.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
9 Jan. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Efforts that included bait, noisemakers and even a trap that caught the wrong bear all failed.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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That constituted a third of the district’s irrigable farmland.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Jan. 2026
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In remarks published online, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry criticized the United States and suggested the attack constituted a violation of international law.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
4 Jan. 2026
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On he west side of 35W, agents formed a line along the Lake Street corridor.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Despite the uncertainty of his role entering training camp, Scott eventually formed a versatile safety trio with Moehrig and Ransom.—
Mike Kaye
January 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Comprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprised. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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