comprised

past tense of comprise
1
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 2026 Narrative, Animated and Documentary Shorts jury comprised Daniel Crooke, Max Geschwind and Laura Henneman. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026 The rankings considered four factors which comprised the districts’ student racial diversity index, parent/student surveys on culture and diversity, the percent of economically disadvantaged students and gender diversity. — Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Home Ministry official Makhzan Mahyuddin was quoted by national Bernama news agency as saying the returnees comprised 1,370 men, 79 women, 20 boys and seven girls, aged between eight and 60. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Storm damage revealed an unusual arrangement of stones that comprised part of a previously unknown settlement near the Roman fort of Kapersburg in Hesse. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Electoral trends in the state indicate Bonta, a former Alameda councilmember and East Bay Assemblymember, should pick up some of the Green Party vote, which comprised 5% of the primary turnout, and a majority of independent voters. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026 In five of the past six rate-hiking cycles, the Nasdaq, which is comprised about 60% of tech issues, fell in the one-month aftermath, and in four of those cycles the damage got worse three months later. — Jeff Cox,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 Price and Love comprised a formidable 1-2 punch, combining for 1,871 yards and 24 touchdowns on the ground. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 On streaming programs, female characters comprised 44% of major characters, down from 49% in 2024 to 2025. — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprised
Verb
  • On the way back, the dopp kit took a slightly deeper drawstring shape, but contained the same amenities.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Many of these goods, which were purchased on online platforms, were fakes that contained dangerous levels of phthalates, lead, formaldehyde, nickel and other substances.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Quarterback Jayden Maiava and a receivers group coping with injuries will need to keep USC’s offense composed amid the hostile crowd.
    — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Neither was having fits; indeed, both seemed remarkably composed, given the circumstances.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • His inner circle included the likes of Madonna, actress Zoë Kravitz and Connor Storrie, models Kate Moss and Anja Rubik, singers Rosé and Charlotte Gainsbourg, plus such legendary figures from the days of Yves as Catherine Deneuve and Betty Catroux.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Of the medical practices included in the analysis, attorneys representing 13 practices sought a 12% interest rate after a judge declared patients to be in default.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This constituted an 85% year-over-year increase in economic impact compared to the 2025 show.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, in England and the United States and across continental Europe, statutes that punished idleness sharpened into vagrancy laws that gave police discretionary power to identify when a form of nonaction constituted criminal disorder.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Abundantia was formed and built with studio economics in mind, rather than project economics.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Bakker left the network in 1972 and two years later formed the PTL Satellite Network.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Comprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprised. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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