as in comprising
to be made up of
those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla
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Ten-foot ceilings span the great room, comprising a comfortable lounge, an intimate dining area, and a chrome kitchen outfitted with Gaggenau appliances.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Most of the two thousand works comprising her collection—including those by Joseph Cornell, Philip Guston, Vija Celmins, Willem de Kooning, David Hammons, Eva Hesse, Yayoi Kusama, Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra, and Kara Walker, to name just a few—have been promised to museums.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 Sep. 2025
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Wearing long pants tucked into boot tops and spraying insect repellent containing DEET (a chemical compound common in commercial insect repellents) on socks and pant cuffs to reduce exposure to fleas.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Mining and geothermal operations release wastewater containing valuable elements such as cobalt, but current extraction methods are too costly.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Hudson has dressed other leading political figures as well, including Michelle Obama, who wore his oxblood tailoring to the 2021 inauguration day.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Obama Presidential Center was conceptualized as a campus, including a museum, library, athletic facility, and fruit and vegetable gardens to act as a community space in commemoration of the 44th president of the United States.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Consisting (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consisting%20%28of%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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