- present tense form of compound (3rd person singular).
compounds
Example Sentences
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Deep-pocketed buyers are increasingly snapping up neighboring properties to create private compounds, with amenities from parking to padel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
SEOUL—In recent weeks, Kim Jong Un has started remodeling his luxury compounds, flaunting spending power created by an economic revival pumping cash into the regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Like many meteorites, it contains a mixture of organic compounds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Like many organic compounds, they are chiral, meaning they exist in two mirror image forms called enantiomers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Although such incidents are apparently uncommon, medical authorities advise caution in use of such compounds.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
