consisted

past tense of consist

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of consisted Her diet consisted primarily of mashed potatoes, mac and cheese and finely diced chicken cubes. Rachel Hale, USA Today, 24 June 2026 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 Wednesday consisted mostly of red zone work, with few notable reps. Alec Lewis, New York Times, 12 June 2026 The largely informal opposition had consisted mainly of local cities that warned another sales tax would disproportionately burden the poorest residents and force shoppers across the county border in hopes of finding lower costs. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 Thankfully, my first night in Appalachia consisted only of a restful sleep. Hillary Richard, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026 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 The overwhelmingly white matinee crowd consisted mostly of older people and included several of the musicians' family members. CBS News, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consisted
Verb
  • To discover that the notes corresponded to where there was more human activity was really very moving.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • In Conversation with Peter Mishler For this installment in a long-running series of interviews with contemporary poets, contributing editor Peter Mishler corresponded with poet Ye Hui.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • This has coincided with government officials appearing more open to widespread use of air conditioning.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Those investments have coincided with a broader shift in inventory management.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The budget also raises a tax on commercial health plans, part of a suite of revenue-raising measures lawmakers and the governor agreed upon to balance the budget.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • Lawmakers agreed last year to require those recipients to pay $30 a month starting next year.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 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
  • It was modeled after canal packet boats of yore, which were squat and flat-roofed to fit beneath the low railroad bridges that crossed the canal.
    Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • The problem is not that capital dried up; the challenge is that capital has become more concentrated, flowing toward a relatively small group of sectors and companies that fit the current AI investment thesis.
    Wayne Cantwell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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“Consisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consisted. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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