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consisting of

ADJECTIVE
making
Synonyms
STRONG
aggregating completing computing concluding constituting producing reckoning summing
WEAK
adding up to
PREPOSITION
of
Synonyms
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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He tested portfolios consisting of 100 stocks, 50 stocks, 25 stocks, five stocks and only one stock, drawn at random from the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The UN's Tom Fletcher said on Saturday that 39 search and rescue teams had been deployed from all over the world, with each consisting of 50-100 people.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

They point to roughly 7% yields and rising credit quality with half the $1.7 trillion market consisting of higher-quality double-B-rated bonds—which are a notch below investment grade.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Among the leading candidates is molybdenum disulfide, a material just three atoms thick, consisting of a layer of molybdenum between two layers of sulfur.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

We can safely refer to the Freedom Writers as a Freedom Writer Farm, entirely consisting of what we like to call Boxers and Mollys.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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