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 For Finite, Nuclear Children joins a slate comprising original series and adaptations of plays, operas and literary texts. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 Additionally, no Americans advanced, despite comprising seven of the 32 players in the field. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Its recent Golden Princess restorations, comprising 11 titles, have introduced audiences to the works of John Woo, Ringo Lam, and Tsui Hark on a scale not seen in decades. José Salazar, IndieWire, 24 Aug. 2026 Summary Artificial intelligence adoption for frontline workers lags significantly behind its integration for information workers, despite frontline staff comprising the majority of the workforce. Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The first phase of renovations will cover 14 buildings, comprising 88 of the property’s 296 apartment units, and is expected to take two years. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 At least a dozen different groups comprising more than 100 total outgoing seniors have sued the NCAA in federal and state courts, ESPN reports. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 The move brings producer Alejandro Saevich into a production team comprising Zoe Films’ Lorenzo Cioffi and Giampà and Fiasco’s Elena Fortes. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 Inspired by delicious hot-weather dishes, Japanese hiyayakko and Sichuan liangban tofu, this cold tofu dish features a zesty dressing comprising soy sauce, chili crisp, and an abundance of scallions for freshness. Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Pricing Happy Head’s topical solution is billed on a monthly basis, with a single bottle containing two ounces of treatment solution.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Mass spectrometry revealed that the broken containers had once held something containing the chemical compounds theobromine, theophylline, caffeine, and paraxanthine.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • The states argue that Meta withheld relevant information from users and parents, who might have benefited from knowing the ineffectiveness of the feature and others like it, constituting a violation of consumer protection laws.
    John Ruwitch, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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  • But his record of publicly interacting with Piker — including at a pool party just before the primary — remains a sore point among some Michigan Democrats.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The fair will bring together galleries from 63 cities in 36 countries, including 36 galleries (around 43 percent) with locations in the SWANA region.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • Rather than composing the harmful instruction in plaintext, the hacker encrypts it.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Eisenberg wrote, directed and produced the film, also appearing in it and composing its original music and lyrics.
    Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • The intuitive Moon in your sign centers your 1st House of Identity, forming a square to money-minded Venus in your 10th House of Career and Reputation.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Its scale also extends beyond vehicle assembly, with nearby battery production forming part of Hyundai’s broader manufacturing ecosystem in Georgia.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Comprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprising. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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