consist

verb

kən-ˈsist How to pronounce consist (audio)
Definition of consistnext
as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point that account consists with the information in the other reports

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  1. correspond
  2. coincide
  3. conform
  4. agree
Verb
  • Participants also suggest that their current birthmarks or birth defects correspond to wounds from a previous life.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Today’s state-of-the-art models seem to have networks of code that consistently correspond to certain topics, ideas, or entities.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of correspond
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  • Friday’s news coincided with a campaign launched by the 2018 HOF inductee in an effort to raise awareness and proceeds for cancer research, a pledge highlighted by the campaign’s lavender logo meant to represent all forms of cancer.
    Jelani Scott, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Her maiden season has also coincided with an unprecedented increase in coverage of the league, with viewership numbers consistently broken.
    Johannes Sasay-Wada and Amanda Davies, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of coincide
Verb
  • As the rigid contours gradually conform to your foot shape, these shoes get more and more comfortable over time.
    Samson McDougall, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The representatives noted that the owner had full intentions to work with the city to conform to the community’s needs.
    Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of conform
Verb
  • For example, 67% of employers say regular conversations with managers about career paths are available, but only 42% of workers agree.
    Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Both had agreed prior to their trials to testify against Encep Nurjaman, whom the U.S. described as the alleged mastermind behind al-Qaeda attacks in Bali, Indonesia, in 2002, and in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2003, the Pentagon said.
    Luis Martinez, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of agree
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