CONSISTS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

consists

verb

present tense third-person singular of consist

as in corresponds

to be in agreement on every point that account consists with the information in the other reports

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Recent Examples of consists However, today’s workforce consists largely of dual-earner households. — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Zoe Saldaña stars as the leader of a CIA team that consists exclusively of female operatives, traveling the world to infiltrate terror cells and eliminate high-ranking leaders. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026 The domestic industry consists primarily of early-stage experimental projects, and federal regulators have not yet certified any next-generation advanced reactors for standard commercial sale in the United States. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026 In Billie’s case, that consists mostly of neighborhood walks and the occasional hiking trail. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026 In an interview with the Observer responding to the scandal, Nazir said that his writing process consists largely of speech-to-text dictation on an Android phone. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 June 2026 The 59-member caucus consists entirely of Democrats, including more than a third from Southern states. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 8 June 2026 Clinker consists predominantly of calcium silicate minerals known as alite and belite, compounds largely responsible for cement’s strength and hardening behavior. — New Atlas, 26 May 2026 The liquid, which consists mainly of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, is used with heat to break down wood to make kraft paper, a durable material used in packaging, shopping bags and other products. — ABC News, 26 May 2026

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This sentiment corresponds to many employees in workplace environments with no clear connection of how their work contributes to the organization’s mission.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
This corresponds with property taxes of just over $3,000 annually.

— Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

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But Bret’s suspicions soon grow darker and more intense when Robert’s arrival coincides with a string of teen murders within their cozy Beverly Hills bubble.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
The crackdown coincides with a pressure campaign urging African governments to accept deportees from other nations.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026