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as in containing
to be made up of
the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods
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as in constituting
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 comprising
The award of this contract continues the recent strong momentum Serco has seen in defence, with the sector comprising over 80% of our order intake in the first half of 2025.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
In the 12-team College Football Playoff format, the Group of Five conferences, comprising the AAC, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt, are guaranteed one automatic qualifier (AQ) spot.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The film has also gone on to inspire a franchise, comprising nine films, a television series and even novels and comic books.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Currently comprising more than 8,300 active satellites, the Starlink constellation also disturbs radio telescope observations.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
At the same time, an additional 23 ranks comprising 1,403 pipes were added.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
The homeowner’s suite, comprising a large bedroom, a sitting/dressing room, lots of closet space, and a bathroom with marble vanities, spills onto a deck overlooking the yard.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
The group—wholly-owned by Swedish investment firm Mellby Gård—currently sells secondhand children’s clothing in 55 stores across four markets—comprising 16 percent and 13 percent, respectively, of the company’s internal (and conservative) reach of 340 stores across 30 markets.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
After a prolonged stretch of outperformance, Nvidia and the other six tech giants comprising the Mag 7 now represent roughly a third of the S & P 500 , according to Goldman Sachs.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
In the 12-team College Football Playoff format, the Group of Five conferences, comprising the AAC, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt, are guaranteed one automatic qualifier (AQ) spot.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The film has also gone on to inspire a franchise, comprising nine films, a television series and even novels and comic books.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Currently comprising more than 8,300 active satellites, the Starlink constellation also disturbs radio telescope observations.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
At the same time, an additional 23 ranks comprising 1,403 pipes were added.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
The homeowner’s suite, comprising a large bedroom, a sitting/dressing room, lots of closet space, and a bathroom with marble vanities, spills onto a deck overlooking the yard.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
The group—wholly-owned by Swedish investment firm Mellby Gård—currently sells secondhand children’s clothing in 55 stores across four markets—comprising 16 percent and 13 percent, respectively, of the company’s internal (and conservative) reach of 340 stores across 30 markets.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
After a prolonged stretch of outperformance, Nvidia and the other six tech giants comprising the Mag 7 now represent roughly a third of the S & P 500 , according to Goldman Sachs.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprising
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In February, a fire destroyed a South Korean budget carrier Air Busan plane, which subsequently prohibited carry-on luggage containing portable chargers from being stored in overhead bins.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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On DSPs and at digital retailers, the 23 new songs merely comprise disc one of Swag II, with a second disc also containing the 21 songs originally released as Swag the First.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
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The resolution emphasized that Hamas's October 7 attack, while constituting international crimes, does not justify genocide against the broader civilian population of Gaza.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The former carries a sentence of up to one year in prison and a fine, both of which could be increased if an officer was injured, constituting a felony.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Aug. 2025
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While the final details were still being negotiated, the embassy said the partnership will focus on key technologies, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, telecommunications, and quantum computing.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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One particularly notable viral video featured the son of a provincial government minister posing in front of a tree made from boxes of luxury labels including Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Gucci.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Time saved in data collection can be devoted to results, whether composing a report, translating documents, developing a marketing strategy or creating new software.—
Morey Haber,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Williams, 93 years old and still composing music, should be left alone and left to do his more important creative tasks.—
Tim Greiving,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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The cellulose helps the gel self-heal by forming reversible hydrogen bonds across the network.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells build up in the bone marrow and crowd out healthy blood-forming cells, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Comprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprising. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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