consisting

present participle of consist

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Recent Examples of consisting In 2003, a new McNuggets recipe, consisting only of white meat chicken, was released, McDonald's said. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024 The company had a working capital deficit of $11,193,936 as of September 30, 2024, with current assets consisting entirely of cash amounting to $6,613. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 India’s fleet of drones is limited, consisting primarily of Heron drones, medium-altitude, long-endurance systems procured from Israel. Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consisting
Verb
  • To be clear, Martell’s cask programme is fully geared to offer a luxurious experience and the corresponding price tag.
    Mark Littler, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The number of reposts and times a post is quoted is now listed only numerically, next to the icons for the corresponding interaction.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Mexican crackdown started last December, coinciding with the drop from the record month of immigration.
    Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The slump, in fact, started sooner than that — coinciding with the Lakers’ NBA Cup schedule.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • When faced with differences, individuals are likely to respond in one of three ways—by conforming and agreeing with the other person, seeking their validation or distancing themselves altogether.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Anything over the conforming loan limit is considered a jumbo loan, which typically comes with more stringent requirements for credit scores and debt-to-income ratios.
    Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024

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“Consisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consisting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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