as in to comprise
to be made up of
those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla
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Such costs comprised a shade under a quarter of club revenues last year.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 June 2025 -
North America comprised 29 percent of sake’s total export value, which proved a dominant drive of the category’s global expansion.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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After new growth is visible on kangaroo paws, fertilize with any complete fertilizer (containing N-P-K, an abbreviation for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium).—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
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The Singaporean government said servers potentially containing AI-powering Nvidia chips shipped from the United States to Singapore had ended up in Malaysia, but that their final destination was unknown.—
AFP,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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The man’s body was found lying facedown, covered in a blanket and showing signs of trauma — including what appeared to be a stab wound to his back, a police source told the Daily News.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Registering your business is a fairly straightforward and low-cost process and includes the following areas.—
Rhett Buttle,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Consist (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consist%20%28of%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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