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Recent Examples of consist Before this high achiever entered La Mer’s roster of offerings, its lip category consisted only of The Lip Balm, The Lip Polish, and The Lip Volumizer — all geared towards nourishing, restoring, and, in case of the latter, treating pouts to buildable color. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025 This area consists mostly of traditional shophouses and hidden gems, such as independently run bookstores with local literature and quaint cafés. Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025 The rest, the court wrote, consisted mostly of predictions, speculation, or opinion — or was substantially true. Stephen L. Carter, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 The rest, the court wrote, consisted mostly of predictions, speculation, or opinion — or was substantially true. Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consist
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Verb
  • The end of the growing season corresponds with the end of the mowing season.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Panthers entered the weekend with an opening on their 53-man roster, so only one corresponding move was needed to activate Corbett and Coker together.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Latin Music Week also coincides with the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, which will air on Thursday, October 23 on Telemundo and Peacock, where Bad Bunny will be honored with the Latin Artist of the 21st Century Award.
    Natalia Cano, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
  • While their murders remain unsolved, Zajko has been named a person of interest in the double homicide, which coincided with her 30th birthday.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So why doesn’t Logano just conform to the more pessimistic outlook instead of trying to infuse others with brightness?
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In 2025, the conforming loan limit for a single-family home is $1,209,750.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Buyers agree that the shoes are comfortable for all-day wear.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • More recently, high-profile firms including Amazon, Apple, Coinbase, Comcast, Google, Lockheed Martin and Meta Platforms have agreed to help finance the ballroom Trump plans for the White House after ordering the building’s East Wing to be demolished.
    Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Consist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consist. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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