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as in containing
to be made up of
the mall comprises three department stores and 80 smaller shops selling specialized goods
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as in constituting
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 comprising
The bacterium started by producing an enzyme to break the polymer chain comprising the material into pieces.
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Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 19 May 2026
On May 5, Young posted on Neil Young Archives that the band had finished its second album, Second Song, comprising five new songs and two unheard ones from 1964.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
The Greater Kansas City Coalition is the lead agency for what’s known as the Continuum of Care (CoC) — a regional planning group comprising various local organizations and people — that coordinates applying for federal grant funding for homelessness for Jackson and Wyandotte counties.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
After visiting the festival with George for the Wonderwall premiere, the drummer returned in 1982 with his own project, a ten-minute short called The Cooler, comprising three songs from his 1981 album.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
While fire recovery efforts are the largest factor (56% dissatisfied), the report notes that eight of the nine categories comprising the index saw declines, with six reaching historic lows.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
The task force, comprising agents from 13 federal agencies, has conducted over 120,000 traffic stops in the majority Black city since late September.
—Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Objective beyond aviation Reportedly, the aircraft’s original Lycoming IO-540 engine was replaced with a high-tech propulsion suite comprising twin low-temperature PEM fuel cells, a MagniX electric motor, and a lithium-ion booster battery.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Minerva Pictures is a boutique distributor of mostly elevated genre films, with a library comprising nearly 2,500 titles including some Italian gems that marked an era.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 May 2026
Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 19 May 2026
On May 5, Young posted on Neil Young Archives that the band had finished its second album, Second Song, comprising five new songs and two unheard ones from 1964.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
The Greater Kansas City Coalition is the lead agency for what’s known as the Continuum of Care (CoC) — a regional planning group comprising various local organizations and people — that coordinates applying for federal grant funding for homelessness for Jackson and Wyandotte counties.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
After visiting the festival with George for the Wonderwall premiere, the drummer returned in 1982 with his own project, a ten-minute short called The Cooler, comprising three songs from his 1981 album.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
While fire recovery efforts are the largest factor (56% dissatisfied), the report notes that eight of the nine categories comprising the index saw declines, with six reaching historic lows.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
The task force, comprising agents from 13 federal agencies, has conducted over 120,000 traffic stops in the majority Black city since late September.
—Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Objective beyond aviation Reportedly, the aircraft’s original Lycoming IO-540 engine was replaced with a high-tech propulsion suite comprising twin low-temperature PEM fuel cells, a MagniX electric motor, and a lithium-ion booster battery.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Minerva Pictures is a boutique distributor of mostly elevated genre films, with a library comprising nearly 2,500 titles including some Italian gems that marked an era.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprising
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Boxes from the White House, some containing classified material, had been found crammed into a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago, next to a toilet and below a crystal chandelier.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Planters containing other trees and perennials, including hazel, hawthorn, field maples, ferns, and grasses, will continue the forest theme through the colonnade to the main entrance.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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However, despite constituting only about 2 percent of body mass, the human brain is proportionally heavier than that of most other mammals.—
Manjishtha Bhattacharyya,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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At its independence in 1960-1961, the two territories reunited and formed a federal state, with the French-speaking section constituting about 80% both in territory and population.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Glossip has received public support both nationally and internationally, including from celebrities like Kim Kardashian.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The content surrounding the campaign has drawn praise from a handful of celebrities, including reality star/entrepreneur Paris Hilton, actor Taylor Lautner and celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Brothers Daniel and Adrián Aguirre love nothing more than making music together, composing melodies and writing powerful lyrics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The songs are by composing legend Mike Stoller, now 93, and a master tunesmith during the era in which much of the story spans.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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Bell also received a second stent and was put on blood thinners to reduce the risk of another clot forming.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Under blue light, the microorganisms cluster together and migrate toward the liquid-air interface, forming dense swarms.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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“Comprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprising. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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