comprising

present participle of comprise
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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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Recent Examples of comprising First, a dual-layer receiver comprising a perovskite laser cell coupled to a thermoelectric generator was designed. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 Source for add-on acquisitions comprising 75%+ of total buyout activity and PE dry powder figures. Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 For example, my trusty spreadsheet found the metro area comprising Los Angeles and Orange counties as the nation’s most unaffordable, with six California housing markets ranked among the nation’s eight biggest affordability headaches. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 23 July 2026 But Unitree is the world leader in terms of volume, dispatching more than 5,500 units in 2025, comprising over a quarter of a global market that is only just waking. Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026 Night, which was founded back in 2015, now comprises a suite of divisions comprising Night Talent, Night Labs, Night Studios, Night Ventures and Podium. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 July 2026 That harnesses a network of roughly 200 task forces comprising over 4,000 personnel from federal, state and local agencies. Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 Items in the all-day menu include delicious mini Wagyu beef sliders, a wild mushroom ravioli, and an artisan charcuterie board comprising Iberico ham, truffle salami, chorizo picante, and cornichons. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026 That’s because most of the theme park proper, comprising 97 acres, has since been built out with attractions. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
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Verb
  • Semax, a peptide containing seven amino acids, has been studied for its potential effects on the central nervous system.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • In her hand is an unopened envelope from a DNA testing company, containing the answer to whether Max was ever really her father.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The Hall of Fame inducts its four newest members, constituting the Class of 2024, at its annual ceremony held in Cooperstown, NY.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Varela alleges the employee hit his hand and his phone, constituting an assault.
    Thom Jensen, NBC news, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The fires in the Bordeaux wine-growing, forested and tourism-heavy region are among the blazes that have swept across pockets of southern Europe in recent weeks, including Spain and Greece.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Certain medications, including blood thinners, might make tattooing unsafe.
    Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • This time around, Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and eight-time Grammy winner Jon Batiste is composing the score.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 July 2026
  • The dots composing the words move up the screen while the rest of the pinpoints move downward, generating a visual opposition that the human mind can detect and discern.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • After forming an alliance with Pogačar — who put on a show even through the typically ceremonial last stage — an exhausted van der Poel faced an onslaught in the final moments but hung on by a thread.
    Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Few Brazilian political heavyweights were in attendance, in another sign of his troubles forming an alliance against Lula ahead of the October election.
    Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026

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“Comprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprising. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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