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as in contained
to be made up of
the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods
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as in composed
to be all the substance of
at the time, about 100,000 fighting men and women comprised our military force in that country
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Recent Examples of comprised
The tribute program accompanying Yakusho’s award comprised seven films personally approved by the actor, with the festival noting that his participation marked a highlight in the event’s 28-year history.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Bravo’s reunions are a very closed set, usually comprised of only the cast, production and glam, though the latter are not on the live set or in a distance to hear audio.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said this is the third consecutive year in which 18% of the team’s draft board is comprised of players at least 24 years old.
—Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
It is comprised of 96 percent Cab and 4 percent Petit Verdot and has aromas of brown baking spices, cherry, and espresso with flavors of ripe blackberry, red plum, and a touch of cocoa in the finish.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
His band — comprised of himself, guitarist Peter Buck, pianist Bill Berry and bass guitarist Mike Mills — split amicably in 2011 after more than three decades trailblazing as a rock group.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The program, months in the making, was first announced in December at the launch of the CaliBaja Higher Education Consortium — comprised of schools, government agencies and other organizations on both sides of the border.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Drivers classified as Hispanic comprised slightly more than a quarter of all traffic stops but 43% of arrests, the data found.
—Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Berkmar's team is comprised of five members in tenth and eleventh grades, each with a different role.
—Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Bravo’s reunions are a very closed set, usually comprised of only the cast, production and glam, though the latter are not on the live set or in a distance to hear audio.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said this is the third consecutive year in which 18% of the team’s draft board is comprised of players at least 24 years old.
—Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
It is comprised of 96 percent Cab and 4 percent Petit Verdot and has aromas of brown baking spices, cherry, and espresso with flavors of ripe blackberry, red plum, and a touch of cocoa in the finish.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
His band — comprised of himself, guitarist Peter Buck, pianist Bill Berry and bass guitarist Mike Mills — split amicably in 2011 after more than three decades trailblazing as a rock group.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The program, months in the making, was first announced in December at the launch of the CaliBaja Higher Education Consortium — comprised of schools, government agencies and other organizations on both sides of the border.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Drivers classified as Hispanic comprised slightly more than a quarter of all traffic stops but 43% of arrests, the data found.
—Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Berkmar's team is comprised of five members in tenth and eleventh grades, each with a different role.
—Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprised
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The authors argued that the typical American diet contained excessive calories and fat and lacked sufficient amounts of complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Burick and one of his students assemble the base for one of ENIAC’s three portable function tables, which contained banks of switches that stored numerical constants.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Balcony is textbook Manet—grand in ambition, ingeniously composed, visually charismatic, and socially unfathomable.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The federation says the incident prompted internal change, noting that 50% percent of its board of directors is now composed of women, who are also in several top managerial positions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Though former head coach Kyra Elzy was still at the helm at Kentucky at the point of O’Neal’s recruitment, O’Neal named UK as one of eight finalists in high school; the list also included Arizona State, Baylor, UCLA, Georgia Tech, LSU (her father’s alma mater) and Tennessee.—
Caroline Makauskas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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There were three years where the award was shared because of a tie in the voting, and two of those included Duke players Elton Brand and Grant Hill.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Commission operates at arm’s length from the government and is legally constituted to make decisions independent of political influence.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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That music was one of the only ways to communicate with his mom and formed the soundtrack to the mother and son’s happiest moments.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation is a nonprofit formed in 2009 to operate the 700-acre portion of Grandfather Mountain that includes the Mile High Swinging Bridge and Wilson Center for Nature Discovery.—
Mark Price
April 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Comprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprised. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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