consist (of)

as in to comprise
to be made up of those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consist (of)
Verb
  • Altogether, the film is made up of over five hours of available footage comprising 48 different potential versions.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The company’s leadership team comprises Director Mani Sandoval, producers Gil Sandoval and Adam Hastings, as well as partners Daniel Sandoval and Joshua Ledezma.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
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  • Some of the fires are continuing, according to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry, which identified the New State fire in Pittsburg County to have burned 200 acres and 90 percent contained.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Victim engagement: The sting is complete when, by using Microsoft’s billing emails that contain the organization name and fake support contact numbers, victims are urged to immediately contact what is purporting to be a critical support lifeline.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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  • Other cast members include Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn, Keyla Mejia and Nicholas Stoller.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
  • To be fair, many of those — including emerging aces Tanner Bibee, Logan Gilbert, Mackenzie Gore and Paul Skenes along with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga, who started in their native Japan when the Dodgers and Cubs opened in Tokyo last week — are no-doubters.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Consist (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consist%20%28of%29. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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