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
Women’s health is often thought of as consisting solely of reproductive health issues.
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Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 10 Apr. 2026
When Tyler had a birthday, the neighborhood gave him a collective gift that consisted solely of pickleball paraphernalia.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Where Days of Ash consisted primarily of songs dedicated to activists who died, including Renée Good and Palestinian No Other Land documentary consultant Awdah Hathaleen, Easter Lily tackles more directly personal territory.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
According to The New York Times, Hegseth intercepted the Army’s promotion list, which consists mostly of white men, and struck off four officers—two Black men and two women—preventing them from advancing from colonel to brigadier general.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
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Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 10 Apr. 2026
When Tyler had a birthday, the neighborhood gave him a collective gift that consisted solely of pickleball paraphernalia.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Where Days of Ash consisted primarily of songs dedicated to activists who died, including Renée Good and Palestinian No Other Land documentary consultant Awdah Hathaleen, Easter Lily tackles more directly personal territory.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
According to The New York Times, Hegseth intercepted the Army’s promotion list, which consists mostly of white men, and struck off four officers—two Black men and two women—preventing them from advancing from colonel to brigadier general.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consist
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The city will be divided into five collection areas corresponding to residents’ garbage day.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 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
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The point was to conform language to lies, to narrow the range of thought, to obscure the truth, and, over time, to get people to believe in illusions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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At that time, the owners, and the development team committed to file a conforming site plan application within one year of the approval, which deadline the Zoning Board extended in March 2025 to November 5, 2025.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Consist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consist. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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