consisted (of)

verb

Definition of consisted (of)next
past tense of consist (of)
as in comprised
to be made up of those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consisted (of)
  1. comprised
  2. contained
  3. included
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  • Carter’s look comprised a corset top with crystal embellishments and matching pants featuring a slit around the knees to improve her mobility during the performance.
    Renan Botelho, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Each unit comprised a photon transceiver and a digital processing unit, and the devices were hooked together via 10 km of dedicated optical fiber.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of comprised
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  • Some of the genetic samples from the patient contained gene mutations that might help H5N1 infect people more easily.
    Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The tea bags studied by the Barcelona scientists contained polypropylene, cellulose and nylon, but there are many tea bags in stores which are plastic free.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of contained
Verb
  • That dock funding was included in Mayor Cavalier Johnson's 2025 budget approved by the council.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the past these have included a coat, bucket hat or shoes.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of included
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“Consisted (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consisted%20%28of%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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