comps 1 of 2

plural of comp

comps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of comp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of comps
Noun
That weekend in is in line with Evil Dead Rise and M3GAN and outperformed all other key comps including Smile, Weapons and The Black Phone. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026 In North America, comps exceeded Wall Street expectations for the sixth earnings report in a row. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026 But a slowdown in consumer demand globally also could cause comps to retrench, especially if newness fails to resonate with consumers and sales become worse than expected. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 Smith has some promising comps that point toward a really bright future ahead, including Jordan Eberle, William Nylander and Clayton Keller. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026 Because the fall ratings were sweetened by the introduction of Nielsen’s new Big Data + Panel ratings currency, the comps with 2024-25 were basically of the apples-to-pineapples variety. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Everything gets filtered through target demographics, pitch decks, and comparative commercial comps. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 Making matters worse, their comps were to Q2 2025 hits A Minecraft Movie and Sinners. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comps
Noun
  • Brides and others looking for luxury floral bouquets and gifts will be able to find them at a new floral shop that will open in Folsom.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • According to experts, charities generally are not allowed to accept gifts with specific conditions, unless there is a justifiable reason.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Chanel x Tribeca Through Her Lens winner, which awards one team full financing to produce a short film.
    — Karla Cote, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The project awards five scholarships, each lasting three years — the entire duration of the training program — to five students enrolled in the directing, acting, screenwriting, editing and production design courses.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Users can scroll through webpages, pinch to zoom in on photos, drag and drop slides between presentations, and move windows around the screen using touch gestures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Wow and Festival Experience dance, music, craft and cooking demonstrations, storytelling, wildlife presentations at the annual Pow Wow and Festival at Stone Mountain Park.
    — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But with Ameen on violin, this dynamic is inverted, and the intermingling of their strings on the recording provides a unique tonal color.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The model provides a baseline for understanding what a planet’s atmosphere might look like without life.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Thompson has criticized the self-funding, while Jones has fired back by pointing at the incumbent’s history of accepting corporate donations.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • But Calvo, who was then running for mayor, personally contributed two separate $395 donations to help pay for her campaign door hangers, according to public records.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Even a modest homelab server should have no trouble running the Terminus package, which acts as an API point that takes in information, renders the designs, and sends them to your e-paper display.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For early adopters, a useful experiment is comparing how the same photo renders across ChatGPT and Google Shopping to see which engine best fits a personal style discovery process.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The Great Pumpkin flies around the world leaving presents in pumpkin patches for his staunchest believers.
    — Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Shopping is my job, but picking out presents for the special women in my life?
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Either way, this home affords an exceptional carefree lifestyle.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • That prime position also affords sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Marin Headlands, and Mount Tamalpais in the distance.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Comps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comps. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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