as in amalgamated
made from the joining of two or more parts or elements
the movie's special effects included the use of many composite photographs
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as in alloy
a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things
a striking composite of two separate images
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as in to mix
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
wood chips can be composited or sold as mulch
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Recent Examples of composite
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 June 2026
It is usually made of plastic or composite material, though some are metal like your VW.
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John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
Reflecting the unease, the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite dropped roughly 2%.
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Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
Our last remaining test is Blender, an open-source 3D content creation suite for modeling, animation, simulation, and compositing.
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PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Quartz countertops are a composite product manufactured in a factory.
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Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 June 2026
It is usually made of plastic or composite material, though some are metal like your VW.
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John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
Noun
Its muscular composite and Kevlar exterior is finished in a glossy, factory-correct shade of Rosso Corsa, though the car did spend a few years, toward the beginning of its life, painted silver, according to the listing.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
Reflecting the unease, the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite dropped roughly 2%.
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Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Verb
The Visual Effects Society has composited its 2026 career honorees.
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Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
Our last remaining test is Blender, an open-source 3D content creation suite for modeling, animation, simulation, and compositing.
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PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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Traitors is about the gullible and the skeptical working together to sieve the fraudulent from the truthful, an amalgamated nightmare of village idiots locking themselves in the stocks and pelting each other with rotten fruit.
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That is roughly 20,000 metric tons of battery-grade cobalt sulfate and 3,000 metric tons of alloy-grade cobalt metal.
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The body is made from Grade 5 Titanium alloy, which is commonly chosen for EDC tools for its corrosion resistance, light weight, and durability.
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Wall Street was mixed in light trading early Thursday as chip stocks fell further and oil prices dipped near their levels before the Iran war began.
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As the amiable leader of Shinyribs, Russell and his colleagues mix rock, country, Texas blues, New Orleans funk, Memphis soul and more into an enjoyable, good-timey, bar-band blend.
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This number expanded at a compound annual growth rate north of 7% for the past 25 years.
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Astilbe is a noun meaning any of a genus of chiefly Asian perennials of the saxifrage family that have simple or usually compound leaves and are widely cultivated for their panicles of usually white, pink, or red flowers.
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Spread 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture evenly over 1 side of each bread slice.
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Phthalates are used in some plastics and are also associated with fragrance mixtures, while parabens are preservatives found in some cosmetics and personal care products.
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Diogo Costo had six saves for Colombia, which marked more saves than the team had in its first two matches combined.
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Grab a tortilla chip and scoop up a bite of this multi-layered dip that combines the flavors of the Southwest.
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Combining reflections with love letters with poetry, this strange amalgam reconstructs the author’s days as a college champ.
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This does seem like a way to claw back patriotism from its more exploitative uses, and even celebrate a nation that has become an amalgam of people from everywhere in the world.
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Andronis describes the restaurant as a traditional Greek taverna set against the caldera cliffs, blending Greek traditions with Santorini’s romance and exclusivity.
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They're blended with recycled asphalt and oil to make new asphalt.
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“Composite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composite. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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