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 The Tentative List, as the name suggests, comprises natural and cultural properties that a country considers to have the potential to be recognized as World Heritage. — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026 Launched last week and priced between 175 euros and 650 euros, the new Frère capsule comprises about 30 pieces, including layering separates, a sleeveless waistcoat, a reversible jacket, a crewneck sweater and refined collar details. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026 Unofficially and anecdotally, a takeover would be when the visiting team comprises about 35% of the crowd. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026 The Googlebook range currently comprises five devices, including Acer’s Googlebook 14, the convertible 2-in-1 option. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026 Novi Township spans just over a tenth of a square mile and comprises just one neighborhood. — Jack Springgate, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 Meanwhile, the front braking setup comprises a pair of 300-mm steel discs, each working with a caliper equipped with 27-mm pistons. — New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026 The province’s dark, chunky dirt, rich with organic matter, comprises one of the world’s four major deposits of super-fertile black soil, or chernozem. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026 The rest comprises things like structural supports, cooling systems, electrical connections, etc. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
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  1. contains
  2. constitutes
  3. includes
  4. composes
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  • California officials, however, say the government’s list contains substantial inaccuracies and risks disenfranchising eligible citizens.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The study contains no word on the protein component of hemoglobin being preserved.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • Ethan then sued Denims for copyright infringement, which was ironic, as Ethan’s reaction videos set much of the precedent for what constitutes fair use on commentary YouTube.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Today, whether social media – and its impact on young attention spans – will have a lasting impact on who constitutes this narrow reading class long-term is as yet unclear.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • Tech and communications services The S & P Communications Services sector, which includes giants like Alphabet , Netflix and Disney is now down 22% from the May high.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The results offer the first in-depth look at voter sentiment in the contentious intraparty and generational battle for the 7th District, which includes downtown Sacramento and stretches from Lodi to parts of El Dorado County.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
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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 5 Nov. 2026.

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