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compose

[kuhm-pohz] / kəmˈpoʊz /




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Who knew that Jordan Peele rewrote “Get Out” 400 times, or that Paul Simon composed his “Graceland” album by combing through all of his previous work?

From Los Angeles Times

Subsequent performers stayed on theme with songs composed of resonant lyrics like “So long stranger / I like to think I know you best” and “Hold on tight / don’t let go.”

From Los Angeles Times

David carefully composed an idealized corpse to make Marat resemble images of the dead Christ.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its atmosphere is extremely thin and composed mostly of carbon dioxide, which means far less electrical charge is needed to trigger sparks than on Earth.

From Science Daily

He observed that the crowds were largely composed of young people, primarily girls, with many local men fighting on the front line.

From BBC