consisted; consisting; consists
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: to be composed or made up
—usually used with of
Breakfast consisted of cereal, milk, and fruit.
The team consists of five players.
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: to be consistent
it consists with the facts
con·sist
ˈkän-ˌsist 
: makeup or composition (as of coal sizes or a railroad train) by classes, types, or grades and arrangement
Examples of consist in a Sentence
Verb
that account consists with the information in the other reports
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Mike Wilson, New York Times, 11 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 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.
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The meet continues Thursday, a day consisting largely of women’s preliminaries, followed by men’s finals Friday and women’s finals Saturday.
—Mike Wilson, New York Times, 11 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 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
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“Consist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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