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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 president of the European Council, comprised of member states’ governments, defended his decision to open diplomatic communications with the Kremlin after the leaders of France and Germany criticized the decision.
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 June 2026
Arabs and Jews are treated in the same hospitals (in the same wards and rooms) by medical staff comprised of Arabs and Jews.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s faithful — who comprised the vocal majority amidst the full house for Thursday’s 4-1 Group B loss to Switzerland at SoFi Stadium — are seeing manager Sergej Barbarez pull the same improbable stunt.
—Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Vance smiled while Goldberg yelled at Navarro, and attempted to joke around with the cohosts earlier in the interview — including quipping at the top of the show that his press team told him that the traditionally left-leaning panel of cohosts actually comprised a roster of MAGA Republicans.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
The jury is comprised of industry leaders from Neon, Netflix, The New York Times, Starz and Black Bear Pictures, among others.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 17 June 2026
Termites don’t get a lot of nitrogen in their diet of wood, which is largely comprised of a polymer of sugar molecules.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
Renewable energy comprised about 90% of new electricity generation in 2025.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 June 2026
Upon closer inspection, the painting is actually comprised of hundreds of tiny pictures from the couple's lives together.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 June 2026
Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 June 2026
Arabs and Jews are treated in the same hospitals (in the same wards and rooms) by medical staff comprised of Arabs and Jews.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s faithful — who comprised the vocal majority amidst the full house for Thursday’s 4-1 Group B loss to Switzerland at SoFi Stadium — are seeing manager Sergej Barbarez pull the same improbable stunt.
—Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Vance smiled while Goldberg yelled at Navarro, and attempted to joke around with the cohosts earlier in the interview — including quipping at the top of the show that his press team told him that the traditionally left-leaning panel of cohosts actually comprised a roster of MAGA Republicans.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
The jury is comprised of industry leaders from Neon, Netflix, The New York Times, Starz and Black Bear Pictures, among others.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 17 June 2026
Termites don’t get a lot of nitrogen in their diet of wood, which is largely comprised of a polymer of sugar molecules.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
Renewable energy comprised about 90% of new electricity generation in 2025.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 June 2026
Upon closer inspection, the painting is actually comprised of hundreds of tiny pictures from the couple's lives together.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprised
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Data centers are contained in buildings stretching as far as a football field, housing thousands of continually running machines.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 June 2026
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Crews quickly established hose lines on the roof and contained the blaze to a portion of the solar panels atop the structure, achieving knockdown in 48 minutes with no injuries reported, the Fire Department said at the time.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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According to the Air Force, the Interim Safety Board assigned to investigate the crash is tasked with collecting as much information as possible and then handing it over to a Safety Investigation Board, composed of experts, that will complete the inquiry.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Alex Zhang Hungtai collages a bewildering array of acoustic, electric, ancient, and modern sounds on this noirish double album, improvised and composed over several years with an ad-hoc coterie that includes string and woodwind players, a noise musician, a Korean gong resonator, and a tap dancer.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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The game included 11 triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!—
USA TODAY Staff,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Zen Den runs under $2,000 for a week with meals included and offers optional life coaching add-ons.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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Pinney’s bold and free conception of how a drama is constituted, and its inseparability from time and memory, displays a rare associative virtuosity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Only one cast member has what could be constituted anything close to a normal speaking part.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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Thekla’s war on Stardom AEW women’s world champion Thekla has set her eyes on Stardom and re-opened the wound that formed following her departure from New Japan Pro-Wrestling.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Palestine Action has carried out direct action protests at military and industrial sites in the UK since it was formed in 2020, including breaking into facilities owned by Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems UK.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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“Comprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprised. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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