consisted; consisting; consists
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: to be composed or made up
—usually used with of
Breakfast consisted of cereal, milk, and fruit.
The team consists of five players.
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: to be consistent
it consists with the facts
con·sist
ˈkän-ˌsist 
: makeup or composition (as of coal sizes or a railroad train) by classes, types, or grades and arrangement
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Verb
that account consists with the information in the other reports
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Featuring the longtime band lineup of singer Bruce Dickinson, bassist Steve Harris, drummer Nicko McBrain, and guitarists Dave Murray, Janick Gers and Adrian Smith, Iron Maiden devoted their two-hour set consisting mostly of music from the 2021 record Senjutsu and the 1986 album Somewhere in Time.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 June 2024
The most basic consist of mounded earth.
—Thomas Page, CNN, 18 July 2022
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Verb
As of September 30, 2024, the company's assets totaled $1,635, consisting solely of cash.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Featuring the longtime band lineup of singer Bruce Dickinson, bassist Steve Harris, drummer Nicko McBrain, and guitarists Dave Murray, Janick Gers and Adrian Smith, Iron Maiden devoted their two-hour set consisting mostly of music from the 2021 record Senjutsu and the 1986 album Somewhere in Time.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
The detectors at the observatory consist, in essence, of spinning polarizer filters.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 June 2024
The most basic consist of mounded earth.
—Thomas Page, CNN, 18 July 2022
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“Consist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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