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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 original trolley car was once part of an extensive electric railway system throughout the city, comprised of 250 miles of track.
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 23 May 2026
Her makeup, expertly crafted by Suzy Clarke, was pared back in comparison, comprised of doll-like blush and doe eyes.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
The system is comprised of the Starship upper stage vehicle, Super Heavy booster and Raptor engines.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Iceland’s parliamentary body is comprised of roughly 46% women, one of the top ranking countries globally for female political representation.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Report recommends inspector general Because CalPERS’ board of administration is not comprised of investment experts, Siedle recommended that California establish an inspector general’s office to oversee the $625 billion fund.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The film is largely comprised of a series of side missions in service to the larger arc.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
The massive stage comprised three ramps extending the length of a football field that were frequently alight in a Candyland of colors and two oversized video screens flanking a metallic structure that looked like an inverted ski jump.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 May 2026
The rest of the world comprised colonial possessions of the European states and Japan, a few large land empires, and many small principalities.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Christa Swanson, CBS News, 23 May 2026
Her makeup, expertly crafted by Suzy Clarke, was pared back in comparison, comprised of doll-like blush and doe eyes.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
The system is comprised of the Starship upper stage vehicle, Super Heavy booster and Raptor engines.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Iceland’s parliamentary body is comprised of roughly 46% women, one of the top ranking countries globally for female political representation.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Report recommends inspector general Because CalPERS’ board of administration is not comprised of investment experts, Siedle recommended that California establish an inspector general’s office to oversee the $625 billion fund.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The film is largely comprised of a series of side missions in service to the larger arc.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
The massive stage comprised three ramps extending the length of a football field that were frequently alight in a Candyland of colors and two oversized video screens flanking a metallic structure that looked like an inverted ski jump.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 May 2026
The rest of the world comprised colonial possessions of the European states and Japan, a few large land empires, and many small principalities.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprised
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On April 21, 2025, employees at an apartment complex where Turner worked as a maintenance worker reportedly found a tool bag in a storage room that contained 790 grams of fentanyl and one kilogram of cocaine, court records show.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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This speeds up the thawing process while keeping the fruit contained.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
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Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from dermatologists.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 May 2026
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The Russian patrol vessel Neustrahimiy arrives at Havana harbor on July 27, 2024, as part of a fleet composed of the training ship Smolniy and the offshore oil tanker Yelnya.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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By that measure, 27 percent — or 1 in 4 minutes — included at least one gambling reference.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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Iran, which says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, was said to have included some nuclear concessions in its latest proposal to end the war.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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The five-star analyst noted that server CPU business grew by more than 50% year-over-year across enterprise and cloud, mainly driven by units with a higher average selling price, as Turin constituted over half of the mix.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
17 May 2026
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According to court documents, Yves Bouvier purchased the work for $60 million privately from Sotheby’s, then sold it to Dmitry Rybolovlev for $85 million, part of the series of markups that constituted the alleged scam.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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The top professional sports leagues formed a coalition with some broadcasters, including NBC and Fox, three years ago and agreed that betting should be marketed only to fans of legal age and that excessive gambling should not be promoted.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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And whatever rifts had formed in his relationship with Altman were largely absent from social media.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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“Comprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprised. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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