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
The scientific evidence behind the drug so far consists mostly of small observational studies and open-label trials.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Archived, whose clientele consists mostly of celebrities and high-profile curators such as Timothée Chalamet, Travis Scott and Don Toliver, sources its pieces through consignments from sellers and endless hours spent hunting across international marketplaces.
—Samantha Lee
connect
april 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The Alameda building consists primarily of 10,900 square feet of office space that can be divided into as many as four office suites, according to a marketing brochure by Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate firm.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Women’s health is often thought of as consisting solely of reproductive health issues.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 10 Apr. 2026
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Archived, whose clientele consists mostly of celebrities and high-profile curators such as Timothée Chalamet, Travis Scott and Don Toliver, sources its pieces through consignments from sellers and endless hours spent hunting across international marketplaces.
—Samantha Lee
connect
april 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The Alameda building consists primarily of 10,900 square feet of office space that can be divided into as many as four office suites, according to a marketing brochure by Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate firm.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Women’s health is often thought of as consisting solely of reproductive health issues.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consist
Verb
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The theme of each Met Gala, which sets the tone for the evening’s dress code, tends to correspond with that year’s Costume Institute fashion exhibition.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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Anika Reed The Costume Institute exhibit has a distinct theme each year that corresponds with the Met Gala.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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The launch is expected to coincide with the 250th anniversary in July.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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This increase in spending has coincided with more layoffs in the tech sector.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Those who don’t conform deserve punishment to show the public that unethical behavior is not tolerated.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In the first case against Comey—the one that was tossed last year—DOJ managed to secure the indictment that Trump wanted by stretching the facts to conform to the law.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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“Consist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consist. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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