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Recent Examples of enact But this is the most restrictive outdoor ban ever to be enacted. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 June 2025 However, Trump has enacted two executive orders in his second term extending the deadline for the ban. Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 June 2025 Senate Republicans on Saturday narrowly voted to advance a sprawling 1,000-page bill to enact President Trump’s agenda, despite the opposition of two GOP lawmakers. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 June 2025 If these Medicaid cuts are enacted, the most marginalized among us will suffer first — and most. Pia Valvassori, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for enact
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Verb
  • The four-mile trail passes through groves of Great Basin bristlecone pines, with trunks weathered by centuries of snow and sun.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
  • The good news: Robinson is passing along her antique collection, storefront and mission.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The United Kingdom, historically Gavi’s top donor, issued a pledge that constituted a 40% cut in real terms from the last commitment made under conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
    Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Such contradictory feelings stemmed from the fact that management consultants constituted then, and still do now, the vanguard of corporate work.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The Congress must thoroughly examine this decision by the Supreme Court to find ways to legislate and protect the Constitutional right to citizenship for all those born in America.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025
  • This Waymo war in Santa Monica is an example of how humans are still trying to figure out how to live alongside and legislate technology in this nascent age of artificial intelligence.
    Nick Watt, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Two sources who spoke to Reuters said the U.S. may approve $30 million per month in grants to the GHF in the future.
    Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
  • Burnet, Kerr, San Saba, Tom Green, Travis, and Williamson counties have been approved for FEMA's Individual Assistance program.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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  • Square Peg co-founders Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen want to help make aspiring filmmakers’ dreams come true.
    Rance Collins, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
  • That makes these perfect for travelers, seniors, and basically anyone else.
    Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025

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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enact. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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