comprised
Americanadjective
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included or contained.
His write-up of the cancer experiment details the characteristics of all five cohorts and the comprised biopsy reports.
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formed, put together, or constituted; made up of a number of different parts or individuals.
These issues are to be addressed by the president of the college in consultation with the newly comprised committee.
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Conventional wisdom insisted that the economy in general comprised tangible things.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Those who were standing comprised the capacity audience, their cheers deafening.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The lion’s share of that is comprised of $26.5 trillion from AI, including enterprise applications and orbital data centers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
The visit in May comprised lawmakers from the ruling coalition - Maureen Pugh, David Wilson and Laura McClure - as well as Duncan Webb from the opposition Labour Party.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The palace complex comprised the Beta quarter and was in the northeast; Alpha quarter housed the courts of justice, and Delta the town’s extensive Jewish community.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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