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Recent Examples of consist His Together, Together Tour, which in 2026 consisted mostly of extended runs in a handful of cities, will continue into the spring and summer of 2027, as a true road show, with fewer dates and more locales. — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 The plane's cargo weighed 32,222 pounds and consisted primarily of contact lenses. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 If your driving habits consist mainly of short trips, a battery maintainer can also help prevent premature battery failure. — John Paul, The Providence Journal, 4 Sep. 2026 Doxsee’s job consisted mostly of physical labor—unloading boxcars of grain and other materials, hauling them around the factory, and working the bagging machine on the building’s top floor. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consist
Verb
  • The team broke down Mario’s possible path through a level into individual sections, each corresponding to a calculation instruction of the counting machine.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, in many cases, the necessary control systems to manage corresponding risks have not yet been put into place.
    — Jeffrey Bartel, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Advertisement The rise of these groups also coincides with a long-running audiobook boom.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Two of the three strongest on record — in 1982-83 and 1997-98 — coincided with above-average precipitation in California and caused considerable damage.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In fact, all my attempts to conform to Apple’s requirements for the new Screen Time have taken a while to kick in.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than conforming to what others — especially her brothers — expect of her, Red Jacob urges Ellen to play to her own unique strengths.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Consist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consist. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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