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as in to prepare
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
composed a statement on this hot-button issue that managed to satisfy absolutely no one
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as in to comprise
to be all the substance of
the earth's crust is composed of mostly silicon with several other elements in smaller amounts
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as in to calm
to free from distress or disturbance
the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian
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The Challengers score composed by Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor justly and correctly won the Globe for best original score.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Each pixel is its own light source, composed of independent red, green, and blue LEDs, eliminating the need for a traditional backlight.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
The 17-song record is composed of música jíbara, or Puerto Rican folk, a staple of the island’s musical and cultural traditions.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
The microbiomes of plants and soil share very similar bacteria communities to our own, being composed of five major bacterial phyla that are also found in the human gut and skin.
—Kathy Willis, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Each pixel is its own light source, composed of independent red, green, and blue LEDs, eliminating the need for a traditional backlight.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
The 17-song record is composed of música jíbara, or Puerto Rican folk, a staple of the island’s musical and cultural traditions.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
The microbiomes of plants and soil share very similar bacteria communities to our own, being composed of five major bacterial phyla that are also found in the human gut and skin.
—Kathy Willis, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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Geopolitically, Asian governments, firms, and especially markets should prepare to face a whirlwind of strategic turbulence.Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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For dinner that night, Bhakti Bai had prepared Dev’s favorites.Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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The security team formed a barricade comprising about 10 buses and vehicles, at one point forming a human chain of about 200 officers to block access, according to CIO.Joohee Cho, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
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The decades since then have produced eight additional Star Wars movies (comprising a prequel trilogy, a sequel trilogy, and multiple one-offs) and several TV shows.Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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The message resonated and calmed a team that will face the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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His performance versus Pittsburgh on Thursday night won’t calm fans worried about the Oilers’ net.Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Further north, the Lidia Fire was first reported Wednesday, burned 395 acres and was 75% contained as of Friday, according to Cal Fire.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles Lakers player James counts himself among those whose property sits close to the perimeter of the ongoing Palisades Fire, which has spread over more than 23,700 acres, and is 17 percent contained, per CAL Fire.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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In November, Chief Crowley wrote a separate memo to the commission focusing on the bigger picture: a fire department that has not changed much in size since the 1960s despite the city’s population surging by more than a million people since then.Heather Knight, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The intelligence report, written chiefly by the CIA, appeared to close the book on Havana syndrome.Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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That’s when the racial and ethnic disparity is most vivid because those who show up constitute the pool from which jurors who sit on trials are selected.Harry Weller, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025
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These statements do not constitute and cannot replace investment advice.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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Don’t be lulled into assuming that the questions you’re being asked are as singularly focused as the actual words might suggest.Terina Allen, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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At night, whistle calls of coqui frogs lulled me to sleep.Keyaira Boone, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2024
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The duo fumigated One Bills Drive, meticulously incorporating their holistic vision for a winning organization, revamping the Whaley-Ryan roster, and in 2018 trading up to draft Allen seventh.Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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According to Howard, comparisons of the two, due to similarities such as he and Shaq both being drafted No. 1 overall by the Orlando Magic and playing the center position, led Shaq to become resentful of him.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Compose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compose. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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