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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
But in a market comprising more than 44 countries, and hundreds of companies that have been operating for over a century, making the necessary changes at speed is no easy thing.
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Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
On a screen behind him and projected onto the walls of the venue is a steady stream of psychedelic imagery, comprising the work of 20 different artists being blended in real time by projection artist Michael Strauss.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Physicists studying dark matter — an invisible substance comprising 85% of the universe — turn to religious and spiritual traditions for inspiration and guidance.
—Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Rocca’s first move last year was to reintroduce a competitive section comprising 10 titles.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
The Inland Empire, comprising Riverside and San Bernardino counties, had 2,000 foreign immigrants last year.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Today, more than six in ten people live in the Sunbelt, with White Americans comprising about half or less of the population there.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Similarly, Aram’s site-specific installation at the 2026 Whitney Biennial—comprising a new paravent, painting, collage, and sculpture, all against walls brushed pink and green by the artist himself—echoes this critique within a curatorial context that is national in scope.
—Julian Stern, Artforum, 24 Mar. 2026
Those teams comprising the list aren’t just over-achievers making a magical run.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
On a screen behind him and projected onto the walls of the venue is a steady stream of psychedelic imagery, comprising the work of 20 different artists being blended in real time by projection artist Michael Strauss.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Physicists studying dark matter — an invisible substance comprising 85% of the universe — turn to religious and spiritual traditions for inspiration and guidance.
—Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Rocca’s first move last year was to reintroduce a competitive section comprising 10 titles.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
The Inland Empire, comprising Riverside and San Bernardino counties, had 2,000 foreign immigrants last year.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Today, more than six in ten people live in the Sunbelt, with White Americans comprising about half or less of the population there.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Similarly, Aram’s site-specific installation at the 2026 Whitney Biennial—comprising a new paravent, painting, collage, and sculpture, all against walls brushed pink and green by the artist himself—echoes this critique within a curatorial context that is national in scope.
—Julian Stern, Artforum, 24 Mar. 2026
Those teams comprising the list aren’t just over-achievers making a magical run.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprising
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Through a red chain-link curtain is a back room containing the likes of Screw, Al Goldstein’s erotic tabloid from the sixties and seventies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Jupiter-esque planet known as TOI-5205 b is the first exoplanet of its kind with an atmosphere containing far fewer heavy elements than similarly sized objects, as well as its own red dwarf star.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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As of today, more than 10,000 active Starlink satellites are in space, constituting about two thirds of all satellites that are currently in orbit.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Moreover, by the end of February our statewide snowpack was only 66% of average for this date, constituting a significant decline from 85% at this time last year.—
Daniel Kolkey,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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The village’s Black residents, including Hettie, are energized by a promising but tangled effort to redress a long-standing injustice—the unequal compensation received by Black South African soldiers in the Second World War.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The victim suffered serious injuries to her right ear, right cheek and face, including a laceration that was about 6 inches long, officials said.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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For the film’s score, Hardcastle reached out to Nathan Williams, the main singer-songwriter of the indie rock band Wavves, along with his producer Aaron Rubin, and the two worked on composing a soundtrack filled with stirring strings and harsh metallic screeches.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Musical duo Ajay–Atul are composing the score, while cinematographer Santosh Sivan is handling the visuals.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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If the new proposals prevented even one company of this scale from forming, the lost tax revenue would dwarf any revenue the new R&D tax could conceivably raise.—
Tomas J. Philipson,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The food arrived on a mottled brown ceramic plate, its inexact edges forming something between a circle and an octagon.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Comprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprising. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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