as in comprising
to be made up of
those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla
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House and Senate appropriators released a nearly $180 billion package comprising three funding bills on Monday, slimming Congress‘s chances of entering another government shutdown.—
Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
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The West Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association is one of the groups comprising the Neighborhoods of East Fort Worth Alliance.—
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This changed with the draining and containing of the Everglades and explosive growth and development that followed.—
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The changes saw Fielder do a much better job of containing Demirel, allowing the Broncos to fight back and take a 9-8 lead.—
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She was nominated five other times as well, for movies including Blue Valentine and All the Money in the World.—
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Solidarity protests with Iranian demonstrators have also emerged in major European cities, including Paris and Berlin.—
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“Consisting (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consisting%20%28of%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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