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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Recent Examples of consist
So bad did things seem in those early days that US aid to Kyiv consisted mainly of offers to evacuate President Zelensky before the capital fell.
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David Szondy
may 02, New Atlas, 2 May 2026
The overwhelmingly white matinee crowd consisted mostly of older people and included several of the musicians' family members.
—CBS News, 2 May 2026
Fiber, which consists primarily of cellulose, is a polysaccharide with glucose molecules that are linked using a beta bond.
—Julie Pollock, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
For one, the unprecedented pay package awarded last year consisted entirely of equity award grants.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
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David Szondy
may 02, New Atlas, 2 May 2026
The overwhelmingly white matinee crowd consisted mostly of older people and included several of the musicians' family members.
—CBS News, 2 May 2026
Fiber, which consists primarily of cellulose, is a polysaccharide with glucose molecules that are linked using a beta bond.
—Julie Pollock, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
For one, the unprecedented pay package awarded last year consisted entirely of equity award grants.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consist
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To the extent that interest rates move without a corresponding change in inflation expectations, TIPS holders remain exposed to that duration, or interest rate, risk.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Much more rarely — in fact, corresponding exactly to the release rate of movies by visionary German director Valeska Grisebach — the brilliance goes bone-deep, emerging from an astonishingly new and strange filmic architecture.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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The second Eid holiday – Eid al-Adha – falls during the 12th month of the Islamic calendar and coincides with the end of the sacred Hajj pilgrimage season.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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Full moons that coincide with apogee are known as micromoons — the opposite of a supermoon — and appear about 12-14% smaller and dimmer than average.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Those interested in 529 savings plans should beware that not all states have fully conformed their income tax codes to the federal code.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Starring Renate Reinsve and an unrecognizable Sebastian Stan as the couple at the center of the storm, the film is a nuanced reflection on otherness and how anyone failing to conform to the values of a community invites distrust.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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“Consist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consist. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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