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Recent Examples of consist Myers allegedly said her youngest daughter's diet consisted mainly of yogurt, vegetable pouches and fruit pouches. Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 Despite being a cross-functional platform, the company, Gottdiener said, had a client base that consisted mainly of chief financial officers. Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 In Billie’s case, that consists mostly of neighborhood walks and the occasional hiking trail. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 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 See All Example Sentences for consist
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Verb
  • On Tuesday, the Cardinals optioned right-hander Hunter Dobbins to Triple-A immediately after a harsh outing against the Chicago Cubs, a move that corresponded with the addition of a new reliever.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In a corresponding move, the Royals recalled outfielder John Rave from Triple-A Omaha.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
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  • On Saturday morning, which coincided with Vroman’s summer sale, three separate registers had briskly moving lines of 15-20 people or more around the store.
    Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 28 July 2026
  • That appearance by Pirlo coincided with Russia launching a hypersonic ballistic missile attack on Kyiv as part of the invasion of Ukraine launched by Vladimir Putin in February 2022.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026
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  • These include completing the Critical Design Review (CDR) by the end of 2026, which will establish the certifiable design baseline for the aircraft and enable the production and testing of certification-conforming models.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • Pressure on talent to aesthetically conform used to arise quietly, behind the scenes, from agents, managers and others within the system.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

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“Consist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consist. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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