consist of
phrasal verb
consisted of; consisting of; consists of
: to be formed or made up of (specified things or people)
Breakfast consisted of cereal, fruit, and orange juice.
Coal consists mostly of carbon.
His wardrobe consists almost entirely of jeans and T-shirts.
The crowd consisted mainly/largely of teenage girls.
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The winning play itself, a kickoff return consisting of eight laterals, lasting 49 seconds and winding all the way back to the Miami 3-yard line before heading back the other way, was even more breathtaking than Cal’s 1982 winner against Stanford.
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Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Created by McPherson, bar manager Nicky Craig, and the Panda staff after five years of experimenting in the lab, the menu consists of 16 cocktails.
—Yolanda Evans, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Almost half of the agricultural workforce in the U.S. consists of undocumented immigrants, according to the Department of Agriculture, so Trump's contentious mass deportation plan presents significant challenges for the nation's farmers.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Azizi was brought here to become the the leader of a family troop consisting of two female western lowland gorillas, Dotty and Nadami.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Created by McPherson, bar manager Nicky Craig, and the Panda staff after five years of experimenting in the lab, the menu consists of 16 cocktails.
—Yolanda Evans, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Almost half of the agricultural workforce in the U.S. consists of undocumented immigrants, according to the Department of Agriculture, so Trump's contentious mass deportation plan presents significant challenges for the nation's farmers.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Azizi was brought here to become the the leader of a family troop consisting of two female western lowland gorillas, Dotty and Nadami.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Consist of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist%20of. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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