consisting (of)

verb

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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consisting (of)
  1. comprising
  2. containing
  3. including
Verb
  • Now, Cutting Edge Group (CEG), an investor in and manager of media music rights, has acquired the music rights and royalty streams to Tyler’s catalog of blockbuster film and TV scores, comprising more than 60,000 minutes.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • This is followed by a panel comprising TIFF programmer Diana Cadavid, Puerto Rico Film Festival’s Lester Rive and Patricia Velázquez of the Costa Rica Film Festival who will discuss how festivals drive talent, industry and audiences.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 13 July 2026
Definition of comprising
Verb
  • Infected people experience symptoms from two days to two weeks after consuming food or drinking water containing the parasite.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The post-credits scene begins in the mortuary where Will’s funeral was held, when an undertaker and her daughter walk by shelves of urns containing deceased people’s ashes that weren’t picked up by families.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of containing
Verb
  • This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 15, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The percentage of Californians (including non-likely voters) who called energy costs a big problem rose 9 points from last July — a sign of the growing pressures high gasoline costs and electrical bills are bringing to bear on state residents.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
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“Consisting (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consisting%20%28of%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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