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
Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Close-up footage during the parade revealed silver-grey flexible material around its engine nozzles, possibly silicone or composite rubber, which analysts suggest could represent a breakthrough in fuel storage or rapid-fueling technology.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
Put it together, and consider the composite in the Cy Young voting.
—Sam McDowell 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
The live action was filmed on a clear day, and so blizzard conditions and smoke, as well as the horde of infected, also needed to be composited into the shot.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 1 June 2025
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Glasgow The second Scottish city to make the list, Glasgow earned fifth place with a composite score of 49, just two points behind Edinburgh.
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The lens uses a mix of magnesium and Sigma's thermally stable composite, a plastic that's as sturdy as aluminum.
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Gongora, who directed and handled compositing for the scene, said much of the sequence’s abstract imagery came from the original manga.
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Today, vanadium is prized for its powerful effect on steel alloys, even in very small amounts.—
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The 41 mm case is fashioned from a strong yet lightweight alloy called Gamma Titanium, as is the retractable telescopic crown.—
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The team says mixing different types of halide perovskites can mitigate this issue, but a deeper knowledge of these constituent materials is essential for optimal control.—
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Take your pick from vibrant and neutral colorways of this best seller, which is equipped with a dishwasher-safe stainless-steel bowl that’s big enough to mix up to nine dozen cookies’ worth of dough at a time.—
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Orbbec expects its revenue from robotics to post a compound annual growth rate of about 100% over the next three to five years.—
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The global secondhand furniture market was valued at $34 billion in 2023 and projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.7 percent through 2030, according to a report by Grand View Research.—
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Her final five looks referenced the Terminator franchise and were incredibly beautiful, a mixture of flashy metallic leather and luxurious-looking knits that the judges deemed more worthy of the win than Ethan’s fantastical Gothic collection and Jesus’s maximalist Barbie-pink outfits.—
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Rulers couldn’t control the volume of water arriving from thousands of miles upstream but instead relied on a mixture of propitiation of the gods, informed predictions, and blind hope.—
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Around the half-hour mark, King combined with Iwobi and made a smart off-the-ball run to open a passing lane to Sessegnon, with the left-back seeing his shot saved by Caoimhin Kelleher.—
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Shoppers can combine the 20% discount with other qualifying coupons and promo codes for even more savings.—
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A lot of Morrow’s story line has been similarly shortchanged, though ultimately the character has served a purpose by sitting on a different side of the human-machine amalgam scale.—
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Hacking a pre-Internet console Making this amusing amalgam of past and present technology possible required some clever engineering.—
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Rounding out the slate is a cricket reality show based on a Korean baseball format and a survival competition that blends co-living dynamics with physical and mental challenges.—
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To that end, its inaugural gala was less of a traditional fundraising event, instead blending creativity with action to close the $711 billion nature finance gap.—
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Haint is an amalgamation of a lot of things that keep me up at night.—
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Longo is known for his photorealistic paintings and drawings, but many of his works are an amalgamation of images real, imagined, and tweaked.—
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“Composite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composite. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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