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as in to contain
to be made up of
the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods
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as in to constitute
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 comprise
Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2025
As of 2010, teachers comprised only 50% of total school staff, down from 70.2% in 1950.
—Lindsey M. Burke, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
The connection between the body, mind and spirit is intense during full moons — especially since the moon controls the ocean's tides, and earthlings comprise over 60% water.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Since then, our campus in Oxford has flourished, now comprising dozens of researchers under the tutelage of Professor Alvaro Cartea.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2025
As of 2010, teachers comprised only 50% of total school staff, down from 70.2% in 1950.
—Lindsey M. Burke, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
The connection between the body, mind and spirit is intense during full moons — especially since the moon controls the ocean's tides, and earthlings comprise over 60% water.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Since then, our campus in Oxford has flourished, now comprising dozens of researchers under the tutelage of Professor Alvaro Cartea.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprise
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The report contains data from Feb. 23 through March 8 and 428 inspections.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2025
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This newsletter may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
15 Mar. 2025
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At this point its not clear what constitutes a sale, however.—
John Brandon,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges that the committee's request for the records violates the First Amendment and that the university's compliance with the committee constitutes a breach of contract.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Other cast members include Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn, Keyla Mejia and Nicholas Stoller.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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To be fair, many of those — including emerging aces Tanner Bibee, Logan Gilbert, Mackenzie Gore and Paul Skenes along with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga, who started in their native Japan when the Dodgers and Cubs opened in Tokyo last week — are no-doubters.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 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 editors, dermatologists, and aestheticians.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2025
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For the most part, the show is composed of zany humor bleeding into comic songs with witty internal rhymes (the songs of Tim Minchin are a helpful comparative).—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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The events and Fellowship form part of a month-long BFI celebration of Cruise’s film career, with a season of 27 films featuring Cruise screening throughout May in the British capital.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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The study authors believe the early galaxies may have formed more stars, and stars on a more massive scale, than expected, which would also affect the brightness of the galaxy overall.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Comprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprise. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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