- present tense form of compound (3rd person singular).
compounds
Example Sentences
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The impact of wildfires in southern France, which have hit tourism, manufacturing and agriculture in the wine-growing areas near Bordeaux, now compounds those concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Supposedly, the compounds are a way to sleep better, heal faster, fight aging, combat certain medical conditions, and in general boost health and vitality.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
Researchers can now investigate whether these highly reactive compounds could replace iron oxos in synthetic chemistry.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The civil war has seeded instability across Myanmar, creating fertile ground for organised crime groups running transnational scam operations to set up shop in fortified compounds, according to monitors.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
“You know, 1 should have let Sheriff Dean arrest both of you for tampering with a medicinal product and endangering the public health. My elixirs are carefully synthesized compounds of potentially dangerous elements.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
