consisted

past tense of consist

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of consisted And while larger masses of gold have been discovered over the years, all others have consisted mostly of intermixtures of gold and valueless rock. Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 May 2026 So bad did things seem in those early days that US aid to Kyiv consisted mainly of offers to evacuate President Zelensky before the capital fell. David Szondy may 02, New Atlas, 2 May 2026 The overwhelmingly white matinee crowd consisted mostly of older people and included several of the musicians' family members. CBS News, 2 May 2026 For one, the unprecedented pay package awarded last year consisted entirely of equity award grants. Bloomberg, Oc Register, 1 May 2026 The overwhelmingly white matinee crowd consisted mostly of older people and included several of the musicians' family members. ABC News, 1 May 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 Warren said to her audience, which consisted largely of institutional investors. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consisted
Verb
  • BrightEdge found usage spikes that corresponded to major AI players launching their newest models.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • The initiative confirmed that the number tracking device found on the dead animal corresponded with the one that had been attached to the whale, German news agency dpa reported.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • The pope’s gathering with young people on Saturday night in Madrid coincided with a Bad Bunny concert.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • This older bottleneck coincided with Shanghai’s urbanization.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Willows officials said Grant Carmon, board chair, agreed to the meeting; county and sheriff’s officials would not agree to meet.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
  • The president’s threats followed back-and-forth strikes this week that had rendered a temporary ceasefire agreed to in early April all but meaningless.
    Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • That dwarfed the offerings of Morocco, which had no existing stadiums that conformed to tournament specifications and would need to spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare for a World Cup.
    Kevin Baxter Follow June 7, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • Those interested in 529 savings plans should beware that not all states have fully conformed their income tax codes to the federal code.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • The huge bathroom is fitted with his and hers rain showers and sinks, and a large travertine marble bathtub in the middle.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
  • Underneath all of that old Jewish humor is a woman who makes no effort to get to know the person her child has become, and who remains incurious about the parts of the world that don’t fit with her agenda.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

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“Consisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consisted. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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