consisted (of)

past tense of consist (of)
as in comprised
to be made up of those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla

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  • Carter’s look comprised a corset top with crystal embellishments and matching pants featuring a slit around the knees to improve her mobility during the performance.
    Renan Botelho, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Each unit comprised a photon transceiver and a digital processing unit, and the devices were hooked together via 10 km of dedicated optical fiber.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2024
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  • Some of the genetic samples from the patient contained gene mutations that might help H5N1 infect people more easily.
    Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Jabbar's truck contained an ISIS flag.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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  • The effort took two years of analysis by a team that included historians, engineers and forensic experts, Nat Geo in a statement.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In film, Marsh’s resume included The Rebel (1961), Unearthly Stranger (1964), fantasy adventure Willow (1988), thriller Frenzy (1972) and war movie The Eagle Has Landed (1976).
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Consisted (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consisted%20%28of%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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