consisting of

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making adj.
of prep.

ADJECTIVE

making

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STRONG

aggregating completing computing concluding constituting producing reckoning summing

WEAK

adding up to

PREPOSITION

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WEAK

about appertaining to appropriate to as concerns as regards attributed to away from based on belonging to characterized by coming from concerning connected with containing epithetical going from in reference to in regard to like made from out from out of peculiar to pertaining to proceeding from referring to regarding related to showing

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consisting of

Three decades ago, pension funds could generate 7.5% returns with a portfolio consisting of more than 80% of U.S. fixed income, according to Callan, which advises retirement systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Beneath her boots is peat, built up over thousands of years and consisting of partially decayed plants and organic matter.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The Constitution created a federal republic consisting of states with equal legal status.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

According to the release, Volkswagen’s supervisory board, consisting of 20 members, unanimously approved CEO Oliver Blume’s turnaround proposal, announced in June, to strengthen the automobile maker’s competitiveness.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

For dive-bombing training, he had a $1 handheld sight consisting of an aluminum plate with a peg and a dangling weight.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

consisting of

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