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

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comprises

AI is more pervasive in long posts on LinkedIn than on other text-based platforms like X, where it accounts for 29%, and Reddit, where AI comprises 13%, according to the firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Lilly’s GLP-1 franchise, which includes Zepbound/Mounjaro and Foundayo, comprises 65% of its sales.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

BP's North Sea portfolio comprises five production hubs and employs about 1,100 people, the company noted Friday as it maintained its commitment to the UK, which will remain home to its global headquarters.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The total fine handed down to Google comprises of two separate breaches of the DMA.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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