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 Republican River Basin consists of parts or all of eight counties in northeastern Colorado.
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Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
Season 1 of the series will consists of eight episodes.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Normal optical fibers consist of a single core, but the team’s new ones reportedly actually contain four.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Below it, the floor-length skirt consisted of a dense curtain of long reflective strands.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 June 2026
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Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
Season 1 of the series will consists of eight episodes.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Normal optical fibers consist of a single core, but the team’s new ones reportedly actually contain four.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Below it, the floor-length skirt consisted of a dense curtain of long reflective strands.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 June 2026
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“Consist of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist%20of. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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