as in to comprise
to be made up of
those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla
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Their faculties comprise some of the cleverest lawyers in the land.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Noncitizen immigrants comprised almost 13% of the health care workforce in New York, almost 10% in Florida and 9% in California, researchers estimated.—
Ronnie Cohen,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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The guests-only 14th floor contains the outdoor pool—stretched along the building’s edge with bang-on skyline views—and the Living Room, a clubhouse where Capella hosts events like an Evening Ritual hour with complimentary cocktails and canapés.—
Travis Levius,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
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Greek Yogurt Greek yogurt contains 17 grams of protein in a three-quarter cup serving.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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The freeze included funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a federal program that pays for HIV medications abroad.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
1 Apr. 2025
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The program includes more than 100 trackers for such biomarkers as hormones, nutrients and metabolic conditioning.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Consist (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consist%20%28of%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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