enacted

verb

Definition of enactednext
past tense of enact
as in passed
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration

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Recent Examples of enacted Ultimately, the program was enacted by the legislature. — April Rubin, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024 Though most states have enacted laws aimed at curbing hazing with tougher penalties or some sort of public reporting system, the rules are uneven. — arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2024 Traction law restrictions may be enacted. — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacted
  1. passed
  2. constituted
  3. approved
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  • Under the deal passed just as Congress skedaddled from Washington before the end of the year, the ceiling will be exceeded sometime between January 14 and January 23.
    — Peter Green, Quartz, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In addition to a stop at his boyhood home, now maintained by the National Park Service, the hearse passed through Plains, a town of some 500 people that had been his home base throughout life.
    — Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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  • The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO), working with police and military investigators, is probing whether Yoon's actions constituted rebellion.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • In a forum on Eleven Warriors, a popular Buckeyes fan website, a commenter recently polled fellow fans about what constituted success this season.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of constituted
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  • In a move that could eventually make weight loss drugs cheaper and easier to access, the Food and Drug Administration Monday approved a second generic in the category of medications known as GLP-1s.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The board approved the deal upon the recommendation of a special committee of independent directors that conducted a review of the transaction proposal submitted earlier this year.
    — David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
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