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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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The Essequibo region comprises more than two-thirds of Guyana.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The transaction comprises $300 million in cash and 126.8 million shares of new USA Rare Earth common stock, and is expected to close in the third quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is Oromo himself, came to power in the wake of the protests and promised a new age of unity in the country, which comprises many ethnic groups.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

By comparison, the county comprises about 22% of the state’s students.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

But one of those subfamilies, termed Malayo-Polynesian, comprises 945 of those 959 languages and covers almost the entire geographic range of the Austronesian family.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond