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 These included Villa Viesca, the former summer home of Salvatore and Wanda Ferragamo, and Dimora Ghirlandaio, a resort in Tuscany, both of which comprised the villas where the American envoy stays during the summit. — Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 Data on the individual market — which is comprised mostly of ACA plans — suggests enrollment fell 16 percent as of March and 18 percent as of June, KFF found. — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026 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
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  • The papers are said to have contained highly sensitive information, some likely supplied by Germany’s intelligence partners – so the affair could have serious international ramifications at a time when Europe is facing grave security threats.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Failure by itself did not create an advantage, but previous performance still contained useful information about what a founder might do next.
    — Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • The jury is composed of Cristina Cassano, head of Contemporary Italian Cinema Promotion at Cinecittà, filmmaker Sofia Exarchou and Anne Østerud, a film editor.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The association, which oversees Louisville’s sports programs and is composed of trustees, faculty, students and administrators, vote unanimously to oust the longtime Cardinals coach following a board meeting.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • Levine praises a call from Israel’s president Levine was recovering Sunday from injuries that included what appeared to be stab wounds in her buttocks, which required stitches.
    — Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Clothed safari guides in white hats and suits with fake mustaches greeted the guests, who included Sharon Bush, Peter Thomas Roth, Susan Gutfreund, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Paola Bacchini, Leesa Rowland, and Jacqueline Weld Drake.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • The words cut sharply into the jumble of to-do lists, fantasies, snippets of possible writing, worry, and leftover traces of postpartum depression that constituted my mind in the early months of 1993.
    — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • America was cultural dynamism that constituted soft power, from Hollywood and hip-hop to the once finest university system in the world.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • As soon as the tribe formed, Jeff asked Christian a question.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The national foundation was formed after the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and offers crisis response, emergency assistance and help for young people and families affected by violence.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Comprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprised. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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