consist of
phrasal verb
consisted of; consisting of; consists of
: to be formed or made up of (specified things or people)
Breakfast consisted of cereal, fruit, and orange juice.
Coal consists mostly of carbon.
His wardrobe consists almost entirely of jeans and T-shirts.
The crowd consisted mainly/largely of teenage girls.
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The lodge, which caters to adults only, consists of 16 luxurious overwater villas, each with a private plunge pool and terrace with a fire pit.
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John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
His play-calling experience consists of a preseason game last August.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board consists of Opinion Editor Krys Fluker, Executive Editor Roger Simmons and Viewpoints Editor Jay Reddick.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
In 2022, Mimosa Echard won the Prix Marcel Duchamp and exhibited the installation Escape more at the Centre Pompidou in Paris—a display consisting of glass walls, streams of water and urine, pollen, ginkgo tree eggs, newsprint, films, and assorted tchotchkes, among other items.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
His play-calling experience consists of a preseason game last August.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board consists of Opinion Editor Krys Fluker, Executive Editor Roger Simmons and Viewpoints Editor Jay Reddick.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
In 2022, Mimosa Echard won the Prix Marcel Duchamp and exhibited the installation Escape more at the Centre Pompidou in Paris—a display consisting of glass walls, streams of water and urine, pollen, ginkgo tree eggs, newsprint, films, and assorted tchotchkes, among other items.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Consist of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist%20of. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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