consist of
phrasal 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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The hoard consists of King Harold II pennies, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, and William the Conqueror coins from the time of the Norman Conquest (1066–1068 AD).
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Karen K. Ho For Artnews, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
What About Love Bombing The best place to start on the love bomb phenomenon consists of identifying what the popular catchphrase means.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The living room consists of a sofa with lots of integrated storage and a small pull-out table for dining, plus a TV that's on a swivel mount and a small home office area that includes some shelving and a drop-down desk.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
Our days here consisted of flitting between the various pools and the beach, trying out the multiple restaurants, and simply wandering the gorgeous botanic gardens that make up the grounds between the mountain and the Mediterranean.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024
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Karen K. Ho For Artnews, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
What About Love Bombing The best place to start on the love bomb phenomenon consists of identifying what the popular catchphrase means.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The living room consists of a sofa with lots of integrated storage and a small pull-out table for dining, plus a TV that's on a swivel mount and a small home office area that includes some shelving and a drop-down desk.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
Our days here consisted of flitting between the various pools and the beach, trying out the multiple restaurants, and simply wandering the gorgeous botanic gardens that make up the grounds between the mountain and the Mediterranean.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Consist of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist%20of. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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