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 deal consisted of Khan putting a front-facing TickPick sticker on his boombox during the team’s walkouts and posting on social media immediately after the games.
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Mark J. Burns, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
According to the statement, the workshop consisted of multiple kilns; storage areas; and 32 ostraca, or pottery shards, with commercial transactions written in Greek and Demotic scripts.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Too often, the concept of second chances consists of hollow rhetoric and hurtful stigma.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
It’s already been renewed for a 22-episode second season, marking a rare full-season order of that size in a broadcast era where seasons often consist of 13-18 episodes.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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Mark J. Burns, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
According to the statement, the workshop consisted of multiple kilns; storage areas; and 32 ostraca, or pottery shards, with commercial transactions written in Greek and Demotic scripts.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Too often, the concept of second chances consists of hollow rhetoric and hurtful stigma.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
It’s already been renewed for a 22-episode second season, marking a rare full-season order of that size in a broadcast era where seasons often consist of 13-18 episodes.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Consist of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist%20of. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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