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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Today, the vibrant shopping village consists of 21 unique local shops, two restaurants, a playground, and several outdoor gathering spaces.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
Fox’s monochromatic ensemble consisted of a button-front midi skirt, a cropped puffer jacket and a leather corset top.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
The Historical Overview Committee, consisting of 12 longtime writers and historians, creates a ballot of eight candidates each year for the era being reviewed that year.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Strikingly similar, the two were high on the socio-economic scale, with populations consisting of professionals in medicine, business, education, the arts, etc.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
Fox’s monochromatic ensemble consisted of a button-front midi skirt, a cropped puffer jacket and a leather corset top.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
The Historical Overview Committee, consisting of 12 longtime writers and historians, creates a ballot of eight candidates each year for the era being reviewed that year.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Strikingly similar, the two were high on the socio-economic scale, with populations consisting of professionals in medicine, business, education, the arts, etc.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Consist of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist%20of. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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