comprise
Example Sentences
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In 1950, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization comprised a dozen countries, and the U.S. spent more than twice as much on defense as all the other members combined.
"As an extension of that process, we also revisited the significance of our background as a group comprised entirely of Korean members," he said in a statement.
From Barron's
They either comprise all or most of the votes cast when deciding interest rates.
When the aces met Venezuela, a roster comprised of a healthy mix of power and contact hitters, the contrast was obvious.
From Salon
The company’s optical circuit switches, co-packaged optics solutions and transceivers currently comprise a quarter of its total revenues — but it projects that these three areas will drive 60% of total revenue in two years.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
