consisted

past tense of consist

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of consisted 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 At the time, my wardrobe consisted mostly of neon backless shirts and tank tops, and an eclectic assortment of flip-flops, both formal and informal. Alisha Fernandez Miranda, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consisted
Verb
  • That corresponded to a 68% to 86% reduction in the probability of brain injury.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
  • This corresponded with a demographic shift for the blues, which fell out of favor with young Black audiences, who were turning to new funk and soul sounds, just as young white people were embracing it.
    Todd Longwell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The star wide receiver’s tough night coincided with a heated conversation with head coach Zac Taylor.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In contrast, spending less overall was higher for Democratic respondents, which coincided with their plans to spend less on apparel.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Officials met with family members Thursday and agreed to start using heavy machinery to remove the debris and recover the bodies.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Local officials have now met with family members and agreed to begin using machinery to move the rubble and start recovering bodies.
    Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The famous Stanford Prison Experiment by Zimbardo revealed how quickly people conformed to roles of power or submission, often at the expense of empathy and fairness.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Columbia, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania have made deals with the Administration to restore their funding, and other universities have conformed to what the Administration seems to want in order to avoid becoming targets themselves.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Two favorites, the Cavaliers and Knicks, sit atop the Eastern Conference, but that second tier has enough room to fit the Pistons, as long as one or two young guys take steps — or maybe even large leaps.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Graham insisted JCPenney do that and have finished pieces that would fit curvy women without a need to be tailored.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Consisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consisted. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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