consisting

present participle of consist

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of consisting The meet continues Thursday, a day consisting largely of women’s preliminaries, followed by men’s finals Friday and women’s finals Saturday. Mike Wilson, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Existing commercial solar panels are also physically bulky systems consisting not just of photovoltaic materials but also of thick protective glass, encapsulation layers, metallic contacts, mounting hardware, and structural framing. New Atlas, 26 May 2026 Starship’s tanks hold about 1,500 metric tons of propellant, consisting mainly of liquid oxygen and liquid methane cooled to cryogenic temperatures. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 At the beginning of the film, viewers are treated to a brief glimpse of Linda’s quiet home life, consisting mostly of nights spent watching Survivor and tending to her pet cockatiel, Sweetie. Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026 Their interest lay in the contemporary pop culture of their time, consisting largely of rock ‘n’ roll and beach movies starring Annette Fuicello and Frankie Avalon. Raj Tawney, IndieWire, 12 May 2026 Women’s health is often thought of as consisting solely of reproductive health issues. Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 10 Apr. 2026 The Roman soldiers guarding the fortlet enjoyed views of open pastures and cleared woodland consisting mainly of alder, hazel, and willow, with smaller amounts of oak and birch. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026 During training camp in 2023, as the organization monitored a secondary consisting entirely of players on rookie contracts or veteran-minimum deals, there was a sense around the Rams that this could be the new model. Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consisting
Verb
  • In a corresponding move, the team placed swing tackle Storm Norton on the physically unable to perform list, which ended his season.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
  • The corresponding measurement for heating is called heating seasonal performance factor.
    Moncef Krarti, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • The campus will open to the public on Friday, coinciding with the Juneteenth holiday.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
  • The campus formally opens to the public on June 19, coinciding with Juneteenth.
    News Desk, Artforum, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • The Pride in Production initiative from Pink Triangle Press has key industry backing and aims to drive more acceptance for Two spirit, trans, non-binary and gender non conforming people working in Canada’s screen sectors.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
  • Only the third-ever executive producer of the long-running program, Owens shared that the secret to the show’s success was in its resistance to conforming.
    Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026

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“Consisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consisting. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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