consist of
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 increase is mostly down to SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of more than 10,000 satellites.
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 May 2026
Instead of being found by quick switches of play, Grimaldo and Frimpong would often become involved in moves higher up the pitch after the ball had worked its way through Alonso’s midfield box (consisting of the two deeper midfielders and two No 10s).
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 May 2026
The nation consists of more than a dozen tribes in California and Mexico’s Baja California.
—Julie Watson, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
The franchise consists of five books — four of which center around the love lives of a different player on Briar University's hockey team.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 May 2026
Instead of being found by quick switches of play, Grimaldo and Frimpong would often become involved in moves higher up the pitch after the ball had worked its way through Alonso’s midfield box (consisting of the two deeper midfielders and two No 10s).
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 May 2026
The nation consists of more than a dozen tribes in California and Mexico’s Baja California.
—Julie Watson, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
The franchise consists of five books — four of which center around the love lives of a different player on Briar University's hockey team.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
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“Consist of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist%20of. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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