comprise

verb

kəm-ˈprīz How to pronounce comprise (audio)
Definition of comprisenext
1
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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2
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 Various awards in cash and kind are at stake, led by the José María Riba Impulso Morelia 12 Award, presented by Cinépolis Distribution and Profest 2026, which comprises a cash prize of $14,740. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 The trio — comprising sisters Alejandra, Daniela and Paulina Villarreal Velez — becomes both the first Mexican band and the first all-women band to rule over the ranking’s 45-year history. — Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026 The 4th District seat comprises most of Colorado's Eastern Plains plus some Denver suburbs. — Joanna Ossinger, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 In all six options, Black residents comprise between 56% and 57% of the population in the Southwest zone and white residents comprise 16%. — Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comprise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprise
  1. contain
  2. constitute
  3. include
  4. compose
  5. form
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  • The filing says a witness reported seeing a gray GMC Denali towing a box trailer containing people, including children.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Hugging Face’s, meanwhile, is a few pages shorter but contains specific lines of code and evidence from its systems about what happened.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of contain
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  • Kalshi has previously denied that its prediction markets constitute gambling, because users taking a position with an event contract are always countered by another user, not the platform itself, as would be the case with a sportsbook.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This informational and educational article does not offer or constitute, and should not be relied upon as tax or financial advice.
    — Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of constitute
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  • Chinese manufacturers have expanded from areas including etching and deposition into ion implantation, inspection and metrology, according to Goldman.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, the career money list only includes official prize money.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of include
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  • Debjit Samanta served as cinematographer, Ketul Thakkar edited the film and Nishant Ramtake composed the original score.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • By most accounts, Dolly composed some 3,000 songs over her lifetime.
    — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of compose
Verb
  • Color presents a particular problem for cotton recycling because reactive dyes, widely used on cellulosic fibers, form strong covalent bonds with cellulose.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Watching Harithas, impressed with Palestinian art, form the show slowly in his mind, without notes, was a view into the mind of a great curator.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Comprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprise. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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