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as in to comprise
to be all the substance of
nine players constitute a baseball team
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as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
a fund was constituted to help needy students attend the prep school
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the legally constituted authorities with jurisdiction in this matter
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as in to enact
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
charged with enforcing such regulations as are constituted by the government
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Recent Examples of constitute
In court filings, prosecutors with the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office have argued the changes in eyewitness identification research do not constitute new evidence in Garner’s case.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
The boards don’t currently have enough members to constitute a quorum.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
In 2024, Taiwanese products constituted 3.6% of all U.S. imports.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt:
A 47-year-old woman from Bolingbrook was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property at 3:02 p.m. March 30 at the police station, 1350 Aurora Ave.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
The boards don’t currently have enough members to constitute a quorum.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
In 2024, Taiwanese products constituted 3.6% of all U.S. imports.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt:
A 47-year-old woman from Bolingbrook was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property at 3:02 p.m. March 30 at the police station, 1350 Aurora Ave.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitute
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In comparison, renewables comprise 22% of the electricity mix in the United States.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Noncitizen immigrants comprised almost 13% of the health care workforce in New York, almost 10% in Florida and 9% in California, researchers estimated.—
Ronnie Cohen,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Regional hubs have been established in North America, China, France, Sweden, and Spain to cover the specific requirements and automotive regulations of the respective countries.—
Jeanette Rohr,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Robertson, a former sheriff’s deputy, has been the leading opponent against past measures to compensate people and to establish a law to let legal experts make that decision instead of legislators.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The court could appoint a Consumer Privacy Ombudsman to ensure privacy concerns are addressed in the bankruptcy proceedings.—
Abigail Dubiniecki,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Musk was appointed by President Donald Trump to lead DOGE in evaluating bloated federal government budgets across multiple sectors.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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But these efforts would be fruitless unless states enacted legislation exempting sports betting from their anti-gambling laws.—
Martin Edel,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Market conditioned to rally We’ve been conditioned, since 1987, to expect market panics and crashes to be relatively short-lived and reversed by policy actions enacted by both the federal government and the Federal Reserve.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The presentation was brought to life at the start by a full orchestra performing a live rendition of the franchise’s familiar theme music, originally composed by John Williams.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Retired educators: The Retired Educators of Osceola County is composed of people who are retired from the field of education from anywhere in the country.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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In severe weather conditions, forcing or lift mechanisms, such as a cold front, dry line, or terrain, are needed to trigger rising air and initiate thunderstorm development.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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At some point in the next couple of months, a bid workshop will be created and FIFA will initiate an observer program in the country.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Third World has been nominated nine times for a Grammy award.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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The restaurant's head chef, Nick Zocco, has been nominated for two James Beard Awards.—
Kim Bojórquez,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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Alon-Lee Green, the founding co-director of Standing Together, a progressive grassroots movement, told CNN that young people aren’t at fault for the extremist attitudes that are dividing wider Israeli society.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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That policy was targeted last year in a letter sent to Disney’s top brass by America First Legal Foundation, a conservative group founded by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Constitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitute. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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