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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 tribute program accompanying Yakusho’s award comprised seven films personally approved by the actor, with the festival noting that his participation marked a highlight in the event’s 28-year history.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Bravo’s reunions are a very closed set, usually comprised of only the cast, production and glam, though the latter are not on the live set or in a distance to hear audio.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said this is the third consecutive year in which 18% of the team’s draft board is comprised of players at least 24 years old.
—Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
It is comprised of 96 percent Cab and 4 percent Petit Verdot and has aromas of brown baking spices, cherry, and espresso with flavors of ripe blackberry, red plum, and a touch of cocoa in the finish.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
His band — comprised of himself, guitarist Peter Buck, pianist Bill Berry and bass guitarist Mike Mills — split amicably in 2011 after more than three decades trailblazing as a rock group.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The program, months in the making, was first announced in December at the launch of the CaliBaja Higher Education Consortium — comprised of schools, government agencies and other organizations on both sides of the border.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Drivers classified as Hispanic comprised slightly more than a quarter of all traffic stops but 43% of arrests, the data found.
—Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Berkmar's team is comprised of five members in tenth and eleventh grades, each with a different role.
—Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Bravo’s reunions are a very closed set, usually comprised of only the cast, production and glam, though the latter are not on the live set or in a distance to hear audio.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said this is the third consecutive year in which 18% of the team’s draft board is comprised of players at least 24 years old.
—Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
It is comprised of 96 percent Cab and 4 percent Petit Verdot and has aromas of brown baking spices, cherry, and espresso with flavors of ripe blackberry, red plum, and a touch of cocoa in the finish.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
His band — comprised of himself, guitarist Peter Buck, pianist Bill Berry and bass guitarist Mike Mills — split amicably in 2011 after more than three decades trailblazing as a rock group.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The program, months in the making, was first announced in December at the launch of the CaliBaja Higher Education Consortium — comprised of schools, government agencies and other organizations on both sides of the border.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Drivers classified as Hispanic comprised slightly more than a quarter of all traffic stops but 43% of arrests, the data found.
—Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Berkmar's team is comprised of five members in tenth and eleventh grades, each with a different role.
—Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprised
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The scientists found both were composed of a fibrous material that contained many stinging cells called spirocysts, which belong exclusively to the branch of aquatic invertebrates known as cnidarians.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
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Firefighters in northern Colorado contained a small wildfire burning near Horsetooth Reservoir west of Fort Collins on Thursday night and lifted evacuation orders east of the reservoir.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Balcony is textbook Manet—grand in ambition, ingeniously composed, visually charismatic, and socially unfathomable.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The federation says the incident prompted internal change, noting that 50% percent of its board of directors is now composed of women, who are also in several top managerial positions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Trump nominated Warsh in late January, following a lengthy search process that included nearly a dozen candidates.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Other softball winners included Lake Mary, Leesburg and Olympia.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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The conduct constituted animal mistreatment, the prosecutor found.—
Quinn Clark,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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The complaint states that the anticipated participation of Messi constituted a material term of the agreements, forming a central component of the contracts and directly tied to the commercial viability of the matches.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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At 10%, performance dropped as excess ions formed clusters, increasing conductivity and causing charge leakage.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Some may remember the school had been known as Ela-Vernon High School until residents of Vernon Township split and formed Adlai Stevenson High School, which opened in the fall of 1965.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Comprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprised. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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