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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
Carter’s look comprised a corset top with crystal embellishments and matching pants featuring a slit around the knees to improve her mobility during the performance.
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Renan Botelho, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
Each unit comprised a photon transceiver and a digital processing unit, and the devices were hooked together via 10 km of dedicated optical fiber.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2024
The festival lineup comprised 122 films from 85 countries.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
Uber said that more than 353,000 rides were taken to and from the Eras Tour, which comprised 149 shows across 21 countries on five continents.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
Subscribers in that tier jumped 35% for the quarter and comprised 50% of new sign-ups.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
As of 2020, single-family homes comprised 81% of the town’s housing stock, with many situated on lots of an acre or larger.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
African American students comprised 8% of the student body in 2022, according to data the school provided to the education research site Niche.
—Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Overall, direct sales comprised 44% of total revenue and Levi’s wants to get that number closer to 55%.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Renan Botelho, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
Each unit comprised a photon transceiver and a digital processing unit, and the devices were hooked together via 10 km of dedicated optical fiber.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2024
The festival lineup comprised 122 films from 85 countries.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
Uber said that more than 353,000 rides were taken to and from the Eras Tour, which comprised 149 shows across 21 countries on five continents.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
Subscribers in that tier jumped 35% for the quarter and comprised 50% of new sign-ups.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
As of 2020, single-family homes comprised 81% of the town’s housing stock, with many situated on lots of an acre or larger.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
African American students comprised 8% of the student body in 2022, according to data the school provided to the education research site Niche.
—Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Overall, direct sales comprised 44% of total revenue and Levi’s wants to get that number closer to 55%.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprised
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Some of the genetic samples from the patient contained gene mutations that might help H5N1 infect people more easily.Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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The tea bags studied by the Barcelona scientists contained polypropylene, cellulose and nylon, but there are many tea bags in stores which are plastic free.Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from dermatologists.Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
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The monument is composed of rocks transported from far and wide—impressive feats of shipping for its Neolithic builders.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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That dock funding was included in Mayor Cavalier Johnson's 2025 budget approved by the council.Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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There are several plot holes, extra scenes clearly included just to boost Sheridan's ego, and the dialogue has become overly preachy and didactic—almost as annoying as Aaron Sorkin's mini-sermons in later seasons of The West Wing, which is saying something.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO), working with police and military investigators, is probing whether Yoon's actions constituted rebellion.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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In a forum on Eleven Warriors, a popular Buckeyes fan website, a commenter recently polled fellow fans about what constituted success this season.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Comprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprised. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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