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
  • First, a dual-layer receiver comprising a perovskite laser cell coupled to a thermoelectric generator was designed.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • Source for add-on acquisitions comprising 75%+ of total buyout activity and PE dry powder figures.
    — Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of comprising
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  • The incident damaged cables and water lines, flooding the base of the antenna with 200,000 gallons of water containing glycol, an environmental hazard.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
  • At the time of his death, Garcia-Sanchez was hauling asbestos-containing materials from the ninth floor to lower levels using a freight elevator, the report said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of containing
Verb
  • The fires in the Bordeaux wine-growing, forested and tourism-heavy region are among the blazes that have swept across pockets of southern Europe in recent weeks, including Spain and Greece.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Certain medications, including blood thinners, might make tattooing unsafe.
    — Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of including
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“Consisting (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consisting%20%28of%29. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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