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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There’s also the Ratliff family, consisting of wealthy Southerner Timothy (Jason Isaacs), his pill-popping wife, Victoria (Parker Posey), and their three kids: obnoxious bro Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), religious studies major Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) and Lochlan (Sam Nivola), the youngest.
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
On Sunday, James was supposed to team up with Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant in the league’s first All-Star tournament, consisting of three teams of All-Stars and the winning team from the Rising Stars Challenge.
—Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board consists of Opinion Editor Steve Bousquet, Deputy Opinion Editor Dan Sweeney, editorial writers Pat Beall and Martin Dyckman, and Executive Editor Gretchen Day-Bryant.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
OpenAI started life in 2015 as a nonprofit entity before later adopting a hybrid model in 2019, consisting of a nonprofit and a for-profit subsidiary.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 15 Feb. 2025
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
On Sunday, James was supposed to team up with Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant in the league’s first All-Star tournament, consisting of three teams of All-Stars and the winning team from the Rising Stars Challenge.
—Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board consists of Opinion Editor Steve Bousquet, Deputy Opinion Editor Dan Sweeney, editorial writers Pat Beall and Martin Dyckman, and Executive Editor Gretchen Day-Bryant.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
OpenAI started life in 2015 as a nonprofit entity before later adopting a hybrid model in 2019, consisting of a nonprofit and a for-profit subsidiary.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Consist of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consist%20of. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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