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
Foreign opening comps in like-for-likes are The Amateur at $17M, 20th Century/Regency’s The Creator at $22M in 2023 and A Haunting in Venice with $21M in 2023. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 His platform season has been so rough that a lot of his closest comps in WAR are guys coming off serious injuries. Tim Britton, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 This is a big deal because Q1 comps matched Lowe's for the first time in nearly a year. Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Making matters worse, their comps were to Q2 2025 hits A Minecraft Movie and Sinners. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 But last year, Australia’s National Rodeo Association raised the age limit to 18, boosting Bella’s ambition to one day ride in adult comps. Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 The contracts of the Ducks’ Jackson LaCombe and the New Jersey Devils’ Luke Hughes – both carry a $9 million annual average value – will surely be used as comps. Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comps
Noun
  • Investigators also found Chavez-DeRemer did not report the tickets, valued at approximately $100 a piece, as she was required to do, despite having completed ethics training explaining government policy on accepting gifts.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Those gifts included rodeo tickets, an alligator wallet and two cowboy hats, according to the report.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The bills mainly affect CSU, which awards far more bachelor’s degrees than UC and a smaller share of master’s and doctoral degrees.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The tour on Monday revealed plans for PGA Tour Charities ahead of the season-ending Tour Championship, which has a $40 million purse that awards $10 million to the winner.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Place Vendôme serves as a place for leading maisons to unveil exhibitions and presentations, while emerging jewelry brands have tapped into attending tastemakers and buyers alongside the French and international press for visibility.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Users create nearly 3,000 presentations and 1,000 documents every minute, the company announced on Thursday.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Being the product of reproduction but not knowing from whom is, to me, like the back of a second surface mirror, the part that provides the surface for the silvered layer, which is then covered with a piece of glass.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • With waterfall views and an ideal location among the old-school charm of Beacon’s shops and restaurants, the Roundhouse provides a perfect weekend escape for New Yorkers who want to feel a world away from home.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In the midst of everything, Granado Montano turned her Los Angeles restaurant, Full Arepas, into a relief hub, filling shipping containers with donations to be sent to Venezuela.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The undercover reporter posed as the British son of a wealthy American who was willing to funnel money to Reform through his son, since foreign donations to political parties are prohibited under electoral law.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Nor can Antigone, whose all-consuming identification with her cause renders her indifferent to other obligations, be adopted as a user-friendly hero.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But its timing also renders it necessarily incomplete — a setup for a next chapter that, within the film’s 92 minutes, never quite comes.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Huskies are well aware of the difference in quality their next opponent presents.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
  • For the first time ever, Miami-Dade County Public Schools will let students stay home for Eid, a festive day in which friends and family gather to enjoy meals together and exchange presents after a month of fasting from sun up to sun down.
    Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And the actor deserves every accolade, every compliment, every grateful bit of praise and every bit of the spotlight that Misty Green affords her.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The National Park and World Biosphere Reserve affords nearly 10 miles to hike amid towering ravine walls, flowing streams, and dense forests.
    Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

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