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as in comprises
to be all the substance of
the book is made up of 20 chapters
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as in devises
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
she keeps making up excuses as to why she hasn't yet finished the project
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as in builds
to form by putting together parts or materials
we'll have to make up the bookcase, which came in a box marked "some assembly required"
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Recent Examples of makes up
The effect is especially pronounced in rural counties, where agriculture makes up a large share of property tax revenue.
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The Conversation, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The Community Investment Tax, Hillsborough’s half-cent sales tax that pays for roads, public buildings and upgrades to existing professional stadiums, makes up a large chunk of the framework.
—Nina Moske, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Iranian oil makes up about 12% of the country's crude oil imports.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 May 2026
This makes up 17% of households.
—Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
The range-topping version of Porsche’s first EV has a dual-motor powertrain that makes up to 1,1019 hp.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Medicaid spending makes up about 40% of this year's budget.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The Gucci problem Gucci, which makes up the bulk of Kering's profits, is a key concern for shareholders.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
This is why geothermal makes up less than 1 percent of global energy production.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The Conversation, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The Community Investment Tax, Hillsborough’s half-cent sales tax that pays for roads, public buildings and upgrades to existing professional stadiums, makes up a large chunk of the framework.
—Nina Moske, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Iranian oil makes up about 12% of the country's crude oil imports.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 May 2026
This makes up 17% of households.
—Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
The range-topping version of Porsche’s first EV has a dual-motor powertrain that makes up to 1,1019 hp.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Medicaid spending makes up about 40% of this year's budget.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The Gucci problem Gucci, which makes up the bulk of Kering's profits, is a key concern for shareholders.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
This is why geothermal makes up less than 1 percent of global energy production.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for makes up
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In March, the French navy seized an oil tanker in the Mediterranean that Macron said belonged to Russia’s shadow fleet, which comprises several hundred tankers through which Russia evades sanctions.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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One group comprises parents who retire relatively young, perhaps because of a military job or financial windfall.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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Bright leads the cast of Off Campus as Hannah, a music student who devises a fake dating scheme with hockey star Garrett in order to catch the attention of her crush, Justin.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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In her work, Mackintosh devises scenarios that are bold and almost aggressively simplified.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Here, a crew of skilled clinicians builds a program based on your body.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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That kind of transparency builds trust and shows people their voice is valued.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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But functioning democracies and stable markets still require broad consensus about what constitutes evidence, truth, and reality.—
Richard Torrenzano,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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When Bond meets John Greenway (Lennie James), a former 00 agent, who oversees the new training program, the pair must learn to work together despite the latter’s stricter philosophy about what constitutes the perfect agent to stop a rogue 009 British operative.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
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Driver’s character concocts a way for the duo to start an environmental business together as Russians, largely the mafia, are involved in recalibrating a canal in New York City.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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The bleak tortures Ohm concocts for his characters are as vile as the Bilberry’s fetid jacuzzi.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Along with screenwriter Ed Solomon, Soderbergh also constructs the ideal showcase for two separate generations of British actors to cook.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Boring Company constructs tunnel trafficways for cars and pedestrians.—
Neal Franklin,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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The lack of clarity makes choosing a company potentially confusing for patients, and the medical profession is partly to blame, said Jamy Ard, an obesity doctor and researcher at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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As the past timeline catches up to the wedding chaos in the present on the six-episode HBO/BBC drama, Ruben (Gadd) makes a startling admission to Niall (Jamie Bell) during a prison visit.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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That kind of popularity and radiant goodness produces a lineage of artists but doesn’t have the crowd appeal of a lone genius who invents a flying machine or pulls a seventeen-foot sculpture out of a block of marble.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Rather than reproducing Monroe’s public mythology, Oates invents a fictional interior life for Norma Jeane Baker, exploring the psychological cost of becoming a cultural icon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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