consisting (of)

Definition of consisting (of)next
present participle of consist (of)
as in comprising
to be made up of those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla

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  • But in a market comprising more than 44 countries, and hundreds of companies that have been operating for over a century, making the necessary changes at speed is no easy thing.
    Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • On a screen behind him and projected onto the walls of the venue is a steady stream of psychedelic imagery, comprising the work of 20 different artists being blended in real time by projection artist Michael Strauss.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
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  • Through a red chain-link curtain is a back room containing the likes of Screw, Al Goldstein’s erotic tabloid from the sixties and seventies.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The Jupiter-esque planet known as TOI-5205 b is the first exoplanet of its kind with an atmosphere containing far fewer heavy elements than similarly sized objects, as well as its own red dwarf star.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
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  • The village’s Black residents, including Hettie, are energized by a promising but tangled effort to redress a long-standing injustice—the unequal compensation received by Black South African soldiers in the Second World War.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The victim suffered serious injuries to her right ear, right cheek and face, including a laceration that was about 6 inches long, officials said.
    Katie Houlis, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Consisting (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consisting%20%28of%29. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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