as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
that account consists with the information in the other reports
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Recent Examples of consist
In Billie’s case, that consists mostly of neighborhood walks and the occasional hiking trail.
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
Wednesday consisted mostly of red zone work, with few notable reps.
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Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
In an interview with the Observer responding to the scandal, Nazir said that his writing process consists largely of speech-to-text dictation on an Android phone.
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Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
Thankfully, my first night in Appalachia consisted only of a restful sleep.
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Hillary Richard,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for consist
Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
Wednesday consisted mostly of red zone work, with few notable reps.
—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
In an interview with the Observer responding to the scandal, Nazir said that his writing process consists largely of speech-to-text dictation on an Android phone.
—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
Thankfully, my first night in Appalachia consisted only of a restful sleep.
—
Hillary Richard,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for consist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consist
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The three-person team then found the corresponding symbols on a paper chart.
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To discover that the notes corresponded to where there was more human activity was really very moving.
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The debate has become more urgent in recent years as heat waves have intensified, coinciding with a surge in AC sales across Europe and a growing push to more widely adopt the technology.
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The start of a new fiscal year in July often coincides with a pay bump for California’s state employees because that’s when raises, negotiated by unions, tend to take effect.
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Female leads typically conform to the mainstream beauty standard of pale, young and thin.
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Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability.
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“Consist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consist. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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