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consists

  • present tense form
    of consist (3rd person singular).
    consist
    verb (used without object)
    to be made up or composed (usually followed byof ).

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It consists of 20 questions, each scoring between zero and two, with a maximum score of 40.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Hunnicutt’s team consists of him and two other employees, along with temporary staffers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The financing consists of $140 million in senior debt and $350 million in junior debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The familiar matter that makes up people, planets, and nearly everything around us consists of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

As a result, a small but steady percentage of the carbon in air, sea, and land consists of C14.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann