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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
Burroughs’s donors comprised real estate investment, holdings and development organizations and business development investors, among other organizations.
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Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
These smaller listings have comprised an essential part of Nasdaq’s IPOs over the past several years, and the impact of the new rules, if adopted, could be disruptive to many companies currently preparing to go public, as well as the investment banks and advisory firms that work with them.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That comprised 46% of all incidents.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
The panel who delivered Monday’s ruling comprised two judges appointed by former President Joe Biden and one judge picked by former President Barack Obama.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The three-judge panel comprised Denny Chin, appointed by former President Obama; Sarah Merriam, appointed by former President Biden; and Maria Araújo Kahn, another Biden appointee.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
Last year, restricted stock and performance stock comprised 76% of Barra's total 2024 compensation, Cain said.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The first release of UCISD material on August 11 comprised 3,547 pages of material, categorized by the relevant person or subject.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Last year, restricted stock and performance stock comprised 76% of Barra's total 2024 compensation, Cain said.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
These smaller listings have comprised an essential part of Nasdaq’s IPOs over the past several years, and the impact of the new rules, if adopted, could be disruptive to many companies currently preparing to go public, as well as the investment banks and advisory firms that work with them.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That comprised 46% of all incidents.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
The panel who delivered Monday’s ruling comprised two judges appointed by former President Joe Biden and one judge picked by former President Barack Obama.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The three-judge panel comprised Denny Chin, appointed by former President Obama; Sarah Merriam, appointed by former President Biden; and Maria Araújo Kahn, another Biden appointee.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
Last year, restricted stock and performance stock comprised 76% of Barra's total 2024 compensation, Cain said.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The first release of UCISD material on August 11 comprised 3,547 pages of material, categorized by the relevant person or subject.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Last year, restricted stock and performance stock comprised 76% of Barra's total 2024 compensation, Cain said.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprised
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On a sunny Tuesday morning, 35-year-old Rita Guerrero stepped out from her door on North Mariposa Street, lively pup Olive barely contained by her leash.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Police quickly contained the situation as around 150 mostly young demonstrators chanted anti-police slogans in a largely calm atmosphere.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The rover’s science instruments found that the formation’s sedimentary rocks are composed of clay and silt, which, on Earth, are excellent preservers of past microbial life.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Nine Inch Nails composed the soundtrack.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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His criminal history included three felony convictions, according to a USA TODAY review of court documents.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, a federal judge determined that some of the military's actions in support of ICE, including establishing protective perimeters during raids, constituted law enforcement and thus were against the law.—
Alex Horton,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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At a briefing, Peskov said the matter was outside the presidential administration's purview and declined to speculate on whether the incident constituted a provocation.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The report was researched and written by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which was formed by the Human Right Council in 2021, as an independent investigative body.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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In this case, the new, smaller black hole that formed from the collision shot through space at more than 31 miles per second – fast enough to escape its host galaxy and the surrounding globular cluster of stars bound together by gravity.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Comprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprised. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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