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ultracompetitive

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

class='auth'>— William Styron //The Board is comprised of teachers, parents, community members, and representatives from local businesses. — Thomas Gase

NOTE: Despite strong and continued objections to it, this meaning of comprise is now more frequent in general use than its earlier meaning. It is particularly common in the construction "to be comprised of," as in "The debate team is comprised of five members."

to include especially within a particular scope //I was a long time in finding out what this secretary's duties comprised. — Herman Melville

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

consist (of) contain muster

comprise vs. compose

Although it has been in use since the late 18th century, sense 2 is still attacked as wrong. Why it has been singled out is not clear, but until comparatively recent times it was found chiefly in scientific or technical writing rather than belles lettres. Our current evidence shows a slight shift in usage: sense 2 is somewhat more frequent in rece