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comprises

verb

present tense third-person singular of comprise
1
as in contains
to be made up of the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods

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as in constitutes
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 comprises This show, which comprises some 120 paintings, works on paper, and personal ephemera, at last acknowledges her place in the pantheon. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 The drama’s cast also comprises Massimiliano Balduzzi, Sebastien Halnaut and Cisky Capizzi. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 The inaugural semester comprises eight classes, which can be purchased individually or in bundles. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Air Transport International comprises the biggest share of Amazon’s planes, with 40. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 The ground level comprises two separate living units for rental potential. — Thomas Connors, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 The policy comprises a moratorium for the current school year on student-facing generative AI through grade eight, affecting nearly 600,000 students. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 This comprises five customizable ride modes for the 805 RX, plus reverse, allowing riders to adjust characteristics including power delivery, traction control and regenerative braking. — New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026 The city’s legislature now comprises only pro-Beijing loyalists, while most pro-democracy figures are either in jail or in exile overseas. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprises
  1. contains
  2. constitutes
  3. includes
  4. composes
Verb
  • The bill, to its credit, contains a lot of admirable protections for athletes, most notably a 5 percent cap on agents’ commissions on NIL deals.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Thanks to the single-floor layout of the tiny house, this has ample headroom to stand upright and contains a double bed and some storage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of contains
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  • Courts, regulators, creators and technology companies continue to grapple with when training constitutes permissible use, when licensing is required, and whether outputs can infringe on existing works.
    — Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Arguments over what constitutes an employer plan are not new, and other organizations have tried offering such coverage.
    — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of constitutes
Verb
  • The denominator includes greater speed, capacity and outputs that were once impractical.
    — Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That includes the power outage shutting down cell phone networks and Sunburn deliberately not being preachy about the often-talked about mental health risks for young people from excessive technology use.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of includes
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  • The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Agent authority composes dynamically.
    — Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
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“Comprises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprises. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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