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comprised

[kuhm-prahyzd]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

included or contained.
His write-up of the cancer experiment details the characteristics of all five cohorts and the comprised biopsy reports.
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.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of comprise.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of comprised¹

comprise ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

be comprised of. comprise.

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"The main strike package comprised of seven B-2 spirit bombers, each with two crew members, proceeded quietly to the east with minimal communications," he added.

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Larger amounts comprised grants to institutions where some members were employed, but not to the members themselves.

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Friday’s attacks comprised a significant escalation between the two long-time adversaries — raising fears of a full-on regional conflict likely to embroil the U.S. in another Middle Eastern war.

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This matters because Peterson is up there with Musk for representing the more secular, nerdy wing of MAGA, which also happens to be comprised of some of the most fairweather Trump supporters.

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As the night drew darker, Beyoncé delivered an act comprised of tracks from her house-inspired album Renaissance, which immediately lifted the crowd into a party mood.

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