as in presentations
something given to someone without expectation of a return
this hotel offers its guests more comps, including a free bottle of champagne, than most in its class
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Recent Examples of comps
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
So Much Fun) and others exhausting (the YSL Slime Language comps, 2023’s Business Is Business), as well as too many studio leaks unleashed via message board accounts.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
The era of sky-high multiples pandemic multiples are out; pragmatic comps are in.
—Pam Kaur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Lionsgate calculators, which budgeted this movie at a net $20M, had to take those comps into account.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
The Gap brand itself saw its seventh consecutive quarter of positive comps, leading to a 4 percent increase.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
The closest comps would be their 1-15 stretch in late August and September of 2017 or their 16-26 stumble out of the gate in 2018.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere, Nexstar posted a 9%, or $47 million, loss in sales as its quarterly haul of $475 million reflected tough political spend comps and a shaky automotive market.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Additionally, Christian said sellers are becoming savvier, checking comps on eBay to turn a profit.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Quarterly earnings in early August affirmed that concern, even with strong comps as beef prices still dented results.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
So Much Fun) and others exhausting (the YSL Slime Language comps, 2023’s Business Is Business), as well as too many studio leaks unleashed via message board accounts.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
The era of sky-high multiples pandemic multiples are out; pragmatic comps are in.
—Pam Kaur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Lionsgate calculators, which budgeted this movie at a net $20M, had to take those comps into account.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
The Gap brand itself saw its seventh consecutive quarter of positive comps, leading to a 4 percent increase.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
The closest comps would be their 1-15 stretch in late August and September of 2017 or their 16-26 stumble out of the gate in 2018.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere, Nexstar posted a 9%, or $47 million, loss in sales as its quarterly haul of $475 million reflected tough political spend comps and a shaky automotive market.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Additionally, Christian said sellers are becoming savvier, checking comps on eBay to turn a profit.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comps
Noun
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Felloni has energized the brand with his theatrical presentations and campaigns featuring the likes of Deneuve, Laura Dern and Susan Sarandon, winning the Designer of The Year trophy at the 2023 Footwear News Achievement Awards.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The video room has therefore become a crucial theatre, underlined by Arteta consulting educational experts to ensure his presentations were illustrated in the optimal way for players to absorb the information.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Congress awards up to 85,000 H-1B visas per year through a lottery system.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Every single month, The Freed Fellowship awards $500 to a small business owner, and the winners also get coaching and feedback that’s often just as valuable as the money itself.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What insights can gifts, tips and teeth give us?—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Beauty gifts can be hard to give.—
Caitlyn Martyn
may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom.,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The former gives concrete structure to Trump’s older ideas to develop the Gaza Strip as a real estate venture; the latter provides a framework for an international military force that would police the strip for the foreseeable future.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Powerback Rehabilitation, which provides services at Town Village retirement community in Leawood, challenged the broad religious exemption by suing the Kansas Department of Labor.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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States step in and donations for some relief Several states have taken it into their own hands to see to it that their parks remain open during the federal funding spat, either directly funding the sites themselves or collecting third-party relief to help keep the doors open.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Organizers said donations will help ease medical and financial burdens for the family during his recovery.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Concerns that safe storage renders guns insufficiently accessible during emergencies is valid, experts told CNN in a 2021 report.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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This level of violence renders concerns about AI’s racial biases in beauty technology trivial by comparison.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Holding a bottle of wine and an armful of kiddie presents.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 Oct. 2025
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Much of what Sphere presents will turn up in various iterations across AMC properties – making for a spooky accompaniment to 650 hours of bespoke programs.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Platinum badge affords attendees access to all three clubhouses as well as three daily event reservations.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Pedigo interrupts to point out that even the records that got Walker labeled as a traditional country singer had more depth to their sounds than such a label affords him.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Comps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comps. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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