1
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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2
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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3
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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Recent Examples of compose
Builders can compose rather than start from scratch.
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Wesley Crook, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Reznor and Ross have composed dozens of scores across film and television and have previously won Oscars for their work on The Social Network and Soul.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
The world around us is made of matter—the stars, planets, people and things that populate our cosmos are composed of atoms that contain only matter, and no antimatter.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 16 July 2025
The main limitation of the study, according to Olynyk, was that the study population was largely composed of Australians.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
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Wesley Crook, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Reznor and Ross have composed dozens of scores across film and television and have previously won Oscars for their work on The Social Network and Soul.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
The world around us is made of matter—the stars, planets, people and things that populate our cosmos are composed of atoms that contain only matter, and no antimatter.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 16 July 2025
The main limitation of the study, according to Olynyk, was that the study population was largely composed of Australians.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compose
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Consider personally submitting your tax payment to the IRS after your CPA has prepared them, review your tax returns every year.—
Anne-Lyse Ngatta,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Whole spelt berries work well in breakfast cereal, soups, or side dishes, and can be prepared like rice or risotto.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
15 July 2025
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What To Know According to photos shared by a Japanese aircraft spotter on X (formerly Twitter) and a report by Japanese media, a group of four U.S. Air Force fighter jets comprising a pair of F-15EX jets, an F-15E jet and an F-16C jet—arrived at Kadena Air Base on Saturday.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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Jorgenson is not one of those — for him, the preparation itself is calming.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Firemen in their command center calm the fears of the locals who call in, law enforcement tracks down tomb robbers, while in the port of Torre Annunziata, Syrian tankers unload Ukrainian grain.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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The fruit contains a high water content and has many antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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The initial headline in the story contained incorrect information .—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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In June, several Republican U.S. lawmakers from Arizona and Texas who usually side with Trump's Make American Great Again policies wrote a letter to the Commerce Secretary imploring the Trump administration not to end the Tomato Suspension Agreement.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Over the three years of the pandemic, Bradley conducted more than 6,000 color consultations, an experience that inspired her to write her first book, Master the Art of Color.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 July 2025
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And if brutally detaining overwhelmingly peaceful gardeners, farmhands, and construction workers who came to America to build a life constitutes an emergency, what doesn’t?—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Nothing provided on this site constitutes tax advice.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Noise-canceling headphones can help tune out distractions, from crying babies to the roar of a plane engine, to help lull you to sleep or focus on an in-flight movie, music, or podcasts.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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We were lulled into believing that AGI would work well in the real world.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Furphy was drafted with the 35th overall pick in 2024 by the San Antonio Spurs before being traded to the Pacers.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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From drafting and summarizing reports to personalizing content at scale, here’s how to free up time for internal comms to focus on higher-level strategic tasks by leveraging AI.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Compose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compose. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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