compose
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This routine begins to unravel into a quest for identity and existential meaning when Y is hired to compose a new patriotic anthem.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers Music, the composer collective he founded, will compose a new score for the series.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Why would someone compose a lullaby, of all things, at a death-camp?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
She opened it and broke down crying, as Walker struggled to compose himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
“I saw the whole thing immediately! You’ll need warriors, naturally, to fetch out that disgusting cauldron. But you’ll need a bard to compose the heroic chants of victory. I accept! Delighted!”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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