consist of
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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By March 2022, Tate had a top five that consisted of Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama, Notre Dame and Tennessee.
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Grace Raynor, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board consists of Opinion Editor Krys Fluker, Executive Editor Roger Simmons and Viewpoints Editor Jay Reddick.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
On the surrounding land, there are industrial, commercial, and residential developments and the campus consists of about fifteen buildings on 136 acres, records show.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Scaling nanotechnology through biological principles The basic premise of this research is in molecular machines, which are mechanical components consisting of only a few dozen atoms.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
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Grace Raynor, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board consists of Opinion Editor Krys Fluker, Executive Editor Roger Simmons and Viewpoints Editor Jay Reddick.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
On the surrounding land, there are industrial, commercial, and residential developments and the campus consists of about fifteen buildings on 136 acres, records show.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Scaling nanotechnology through biological principles The basic premise of this research is in molecular machines, which are mechanical components consisting of only a few dozen atoms.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Consist of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist%20of. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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