consist

verb

kən-ˈsist How to pronounce consist (audio)
Definition of consistnext
as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point that account consists with the information in the other reports

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Recent Examples of consist Their diet consists primarily of insects and other soil-dwelling creatures, including earthworms and grubs. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026 Victims may later discover that the material consists largely of basic or outdated information available online for free. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Turning liquid protein into fiber Spider silk consists mainly of very large proteins called spidroins. — Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026 However, today’s workforce consists largely of dual-earner households. — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consist
  1. correspond
  2. coincide
  3. conform
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  • Anticipating their communications would ​be sought through Freedom of Information Act requests, Morens and others agreed to correspond using Morens’ personal email account ​instead of his government one, prosecutors said.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
  • While the woman was unnamed in the police memo, a corresponding court case names Gallagher as the subject of an Apprehended Violence Application filed on behalf of Gael Cameron, a fellow Below Deck castmate with whom Gallagher shares a young child.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • Brian Fluharty / Getty Images Rutschman’s emergence has coincided with Gasper’s solid at-bats since being recalled over the weekend in light of Masataka Yoshida’s appointment to the IL.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As with the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, many of the attacks coincided with local civil rights activism and protest.
    — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of coincide
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  • Joby has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft and entered the final stage of type certification.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The key to it is to give these kids an opportunity in the summer to be with their peers and not have to conform to always having to do hard things.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
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