consist (of)

as in to comprise
to be made up of those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla

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  • Costa Navarino comprises four hotels: The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort, The Westin Resort Costa Navarino, W Costa Navarino, and Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The Academy Foundation Board comprises 12 trustees who also are members of the Academy Board of Governors.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • Nearly 2,000 French firefighters are battling to contain a fast-moving blaze that has burnt through an area bigger than Paris and killed an elderly woman.
    Pierre Barin, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
  • On July 17, the Wall Street Journal first revealed a birthday letter book compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein containing messages from Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, fashion designer Vera Wang and billionaire Leon Black, among others.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • These include sun, wind, and flowing water but also coal, oil, natural gas, and uranium.
    Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • One included claims that teachers, in the past, have taken said supplies and asked that they not be labeled.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Consist (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consist%20%28of%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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