- present tense form of consist (3rd person singular).
consists
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Now, more than a decade later, our social circle is still small, and it mostly consists of our daughter’s friends’ parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Sometimes called the "self network," the DMN consists of interconnected regions in the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Private equity consists of buying companies with gigantic amounts of debt, like buying a home with a massive mortgage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The largest category consists of people who took out seven-year adjustable rate mortgages in 2020, who will face a median payment hike of nearly $1,300 a month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The dissenting group, it’s my privilege and headache to divulge, consists of the three featured players themselves, two female, one male.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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