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comprises

VERB

make up, consist of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount to compose constitute contain cover encompass form hold include involve span

STRONG

compass comprehend embody embrace encircle enclose engross incorporate subsume

WEAK

add up to be composed of be contained in sum up take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon destroy exclude neglect ruin

STRONG

let go reject release unloose

WEAK

except fail fall short lack need want

Example Sentences

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Diagnostic testing in the U.S. and Canada comprises roughly 70% of Labcorp’s business today, while the remainder is tied to testing for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

A combined company would also have to integrate complex union seniority lists; harmonize a massive fleet, which comprises both Boeing and Airbus jets; and face a web of co-branded card programs offered by each airline.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The pastor says the online audience typically comprises Persian speakers from roughly a dozen countries including Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Pakistan and the United Kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The sector spanning integrated oil companies, shale drillers, fuel makers and pipeline operators comprises a small share of the increasingly tech-heavy S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In Newspeak it is called doublethink, although doublethink comprises much else as well.

From "1984" by George Orwell