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as in to prepare
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
composed a statement on this hot-button issue that managed to satisfy absolutely no one
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as in to comprise
to be all the substance of
the earth's crust is composed of mostly silicon with several other elements in smaller amounts
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as in to calm
to free from distress or disturbance
the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian
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Mashed Banana Bananas are a nutrient-dense fruit, primarily composed of carbohydrates—starches, sugars, and fiber.
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
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The result was a 13-year civil war pitting his security forces against a fractured opposition composed of both moderate and extremist factions.
—Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Roughly 43 percent of Texas' teacher workforce was composed of people from historically disadvantaged groups in 2022.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
By elite education in the U.S., Brooks is talking about the pinnacle of the Ivy League—Harvard—but also the broader set of schools that compose the top of any university rankings system.
—Jonathan Wai, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
Read More: The Fall of Bashar Assad After Nearly 14 Years of War in Syria Brings End to Decades-Long Dynasty
The result was a 13-year civil war pitting his security forces against a fractured opposition composed of both moderate and extremist factions.
—Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Roughly 43 percent of Texas' teacher workforce was composed of people from historically disadvantaged groups in 2022.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
By elite education in the U.S., Brooks is talking about the pinnacle of the Ivy League—Harvard—but also the broader set of schools that compose the top of any university rankings system.
—Jonathan Wai, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Weary soldiers and citizens express fatalistic optimism while preparing for the loss of U.S. military support.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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As millions prepare to fly for the holidays, the Federal Aviation Administration is warning travelers about a hidden danger in their luggage: lithium-ion batteries.Ash-har Quraishi, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, people aged 65 and older now comprise nearly 30 percent of the population.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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Things calmed down in the third period, but this game had an unusual level of feeling and emotion for a late December contest.Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Exposure to nature, with its subtle sounds, tranquil silence, and limited color palette calms both brain and body.Richard E. Cytowic, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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But revenue and spending statements Clancy has completed under the penalty of perjury contain conflicting information.Jeff Mcdonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Chargers have had trouble containing mobile quarterbacks, though, and Maye is another in a long list that includes Bo Nix of the Broncos, Baker Mayfield of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, just to name a few recent opponents.Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024
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His parents, Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith, were from old New England families that had fallen on tough times, wrote historian Richard Bushman in Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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As a brainstorm for Nosferatu, Eggers wrote full novellas for each of the main characters.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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Will Professors Remain The Gatekeepers Of Knowledge? Traditionally, professors have held the authority to determine what constitutes correct information in the classrooms.Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Serpentine Dance constitutes an excellent example of what the industry created to entice and enchant audiences.Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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With impressively integrated technology, the musical makes clever use of time and space, tugging at our heartstrings with ease and lulling us along with its dulcet tones.EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Still, City have developed a reputation for lulling their title rivals into a false sense of security with an uncharacteristically poor autumn and winter period before reeling off a stack of consecutive wins in the spring to ensure the trophy remains at the Etihad.Elias Burke, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Towns spent the first nine years of his career in Minnesota after being drafted No. 1 in 2015 out of Kentucky.Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Redefining The Role Of Research The ability of AI to draft credible papers shifts the focus from writing to critical thinking.Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Compose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compose. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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