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as in piece
a literary, musical, or artistic production
the compositions of Michelangelo include the dome of St. Peter's, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and his monumental statue of David
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as in layout
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
student photographers learn the importance of composition in creating striking images
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as in article
a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view
submitted a composition to the local newspaper for its special section marking Martin Luther King Day
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Recent Examples of composition
What Researchers Discovered At the end of the four weeks, there were no significant changes in body composition, resting heart rate, blood pressure, hand grip strength, jump performance, or blood markers.
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 17 Apr. 2025
Representing a mix of basaltic and non-basaltic cobbles, the collection seemed strange, thanks, in part, to its composition.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The thickness and composition of the Martian atmosphere over time is also an open question.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2025
Still another composition features a Google Translate interpretation of an essay Vara wrote in Spanish, which contains both mistranslations and stretches where the software turned flawed Spanish into grammatical English.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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Kristen Fischer, Health, 17 Apr. 2025
Representing a mix of basaltic and non-basaltic cobbles, the collection seemed strange, thanks, in part, to its composition.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The thickness and composition of the Martian atmosphere over time is also an open question.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2025
Still another composition features a Google Translate interpretation of an essay Vara wrote in Spanish, which contains both mistranslations and stretches where the software turned flawed Spanish into grammatical English.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for composition
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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But what looks lean on paper is proving increasingly costly at the top.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2025
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According to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology, the observational data is the first evidence of the sharing of alcoholic foods among nonhuman great apes in the wild.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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To solve the bedroom’s issues, Galey planned to drywall over the extra door, add thick, arched double wood doors with a lock for privacy and reimagine the layout to make the space feel cozier and more secure.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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All of the accommodations have unique layouts, but the common thread is the incredible amount of woodwork.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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In a 2022 article in Daedalus, Erik Brynjolfsson argued that today’s key challenge is steering A.I. development toward augmenting the efforts of human workers rather than replacing them.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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OneNote's clipper can grab an entire website, a portion of a website, or just the content of an article.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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One of the earliest works on view in the exhibition, Portrait of My Father (1955), was the first painting Hockney ever sold.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Grace Bastidas, Editor-in-Chief Having a healthy relationship with an ex takes hard work, especially when kids are involved.—
Grace Bastidas,
Parents,
14 Apr. 2025
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In his dozens of novels, plays and essays, Vargas Llosa told stories from various viewpoints and experimented with form, moving back and forth in time and switching narrators.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The etymology of the word is interesting and pertinent to this essay and its intentions.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Conspicuously anglo human characters resemble the generic design often seen in low-rent CG fare produced overseas: large heads with pristine skin and pronounced facial features.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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And in another first for Netflix, the design of the thronglet characters from the game actually inspired the creatures in the episode itself.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The masterpiece was designed in 1912 by Eduardo Ferrés i Puig and was executed by master glaziers Maumejean.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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So begins the novelist Mario Vargas Llosa’s 1969 masterpiece, Conversation in the Cathedral.—
Ilan Stavans,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Composition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composition. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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