as in gifts
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
Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Many things work in Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’s favor, distinguishing it from some of the duller comps in the past several years.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 May 2026
Comscore chief box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian is among those left stunned, saying there are virtually no comps.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
His comps after this season included Alex Kerfoot, Josh Bailey and Kris Versteeg.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Noun
Comparable sales, or comps, is a key metric for the retail industry that adjusts for new store openings and closings to ensure fair year-over-year comparisons.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Many things work in Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’s favor, distinguishing it from some of the duller comps in the past several years.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 May 2026
Comscore chief box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian is among those left stunned, saying there are virtually no comps.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
His comps after this season included Alex Kerfoot, Josh Bailey and Kris Versteeg.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comps
Noun
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Some fruits and vegetables are so special they’re treated like rare seasonal gifts, including figs from trees grown from cuttings brought from Greece by Grow + Gather’s founder, George Gastis, passed down through generations of his family.—
Sara Rosenthal,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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His final Cup Series season would have been a true farewell tour — a last chance at his elusive Daytona 500, last visit to each racetrack as a Cup driver, gifts from each racetrack and tributes such as grandstands named in his honor.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Verb
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In 2012, Newsome was inducted into the Silver Circle by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization that awards local Emmys.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
25 May 2026
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The state currently awards most of its votes by congressional district, giving Democrats a chance to deny Republicans of at least one vote in the 2nd Congressional District.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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There are five food and beverage presentations throughout the day, including hot breakfast, light lunch and dinner spreads, and an evening nightcap service with desserts.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Also enjoy tours of the Nectar Garden, lively puppet shows, special presentations about pollinators, family-friendly nature crafts and live music.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Measuring how magnets handle stress Running these benches alongside existing plant networks provides early data on how the central control systems, power feeds, vacuums, and cooling setups interact.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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The San Francisco City Attorney provides legal representation for the city and county of San Francisco, and the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office handles criminal cases in the city and county.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Noun
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During the summer months, donations often decline while the need for food assistance remains high, making community support especially important, the news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, which serves five counties, saw its donations increase 17% in its recent food drive, according to Rodriguez.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
Verb
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This renders traditional resilience methods obsolete, as errors and malicious activity, like prompt injection, propagate rapidly through interconnected agents, making holistic recovery impossible.—
Pranay Ahlawat,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Verma, who also served as a member of Parliament, renders Magadh as a place at once real and imaginary, lasting and lost—both a point of origin and an unreachable destination.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Wedding presents may be sent before a wedding, or up to a year after, but they should never be brought to the wedding itself.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Each song excites with shifting drums and a playground of sonic textures, unwrapping each layer like presents for your ears.—
Kat Bein,
SPIN,
21 May 2026
Verb
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For the more adventurous, the hike up Hurricane Ridge affords magnificent vistas of both the Olympic Mountains and Vancouver Island.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Don’t skip a visit to the rooftop deck, which affords swaggering views of the market’s massive ferris wheel, the downtown skyline, and ferries to nearby islands.—
Harry Cheadle,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2026
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“Comps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comps. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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