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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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Thus, no matter how much money or brainpower is employed, the end result might consist nicely of more advanced AI, but not the total package of true pinnacle AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
What is now known as the West Tower opened to the public in 1972, while the East Tower expansion, which consists mostly of suites, was completed in 1984.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2025
Ferguson is now chairman of the FTC, which has consisted only of Republicans since Trump fired the two Democrats who remained after Khan's departure.
—ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
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Verb
The board now consists entirely of Trump appointees, including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Usha Vance, the wife of Vice President J.D. Vance.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Thus, no matter how much money or brainpower is employed, the end result might consist nicely of more advanced AI, but not the total package of true pinnacle AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
What is now known as the West Tower opened to the public in 1972, while the East Tower expansion, which consists mostly of suites, was completed in 1984.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2025
Ferguson is now chairman of the FTC, which has consisted only of Republicans since Trump fired the two Democrats who remained after Khan's departure.
—ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
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“Consist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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