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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
Any investments made are made under the same terms as nonaffiliated investors and do not constitute a controlling interest.
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
As mentioned, the Premier League is still assessing whether the women’s team sale constituted fair market value, and could reduce the gain Chelsea recognised.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The Education Department has not responded to multiple requests for details on what constitutes a violation and its plans to enforce this interpretation of civil rights law.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
Trainee doctors constitute 30% to 45% of the physician workforce in major teaching hospitals, part of a system that relies on resident and interns’ cheap labor to offset the low reimbursement rates set by the government’s single-payer National Health Insurance System.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
As mentioned, the Premier League is still assessing whether the women’s team sale constituted fair market value, and could reduce the gain Chelsea recognised.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The Education Department has not responded to multiple requests for details on what constitutes a violation and its plans to enforce this interpretation of civil rights law.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
Trainee doctors constitute 30% to 45% of the physician workforce in major teaching hospitals, part of a system that relies on resident and interns’ cheap labor to offset the low reimbursement rates set by the government’s single-payer National Health Insurance System.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitute
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Women comprised just 42% of ChatGPT users between November 2022 and May 2024.—
Corinne Post,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The largest debt portion comprises £525m in long-term bonds issued to US investors in September 2019, as part of a broader refinancing of £637m of stadium debt.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Reuters was not immediately able to establish his identity.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Police have yet to establish a motive for the incident.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Benedict left the papacy nine years before his death amid a 2013 resignation, with Francis appointed that same year.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Sense' Lottery Chief Resigns After 'Biggest Theft' in the History of Texas Houston YMCA Cutting Staff After Trump Funding Blow Governor Abbott will be responsible for appointing members of TREO which will also have up to 18 full-time employees.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The 1970 Clean Air Act specifies that California can receive waivers from the Environmental Protection Agency to enact clean air standards that are tougher than federal limits because the state has historically been the most polluted air in the nation.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Some lawmakers have argued that the act cannot be used by the president to enact tariffs.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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China’s Politburo, composed of high-level members of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, tends to lay out broad policy directives.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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The photo offered a closer look at Meyer's bridal attire: an off-white minidress composed of a sheer top and a satin skirt.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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China is currently still saddled with a 145% import tariff, and the others were slated for tariffs ranging from 26% to 49% before Trump's 90-day pause initiated on April 9.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Separately, the Department of Education is initiating a rulemaking process this week that may further alter or curtail access to those programs.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The success of Un Verano Sin Ti—nominated for a Grammy for album of the Year, and the first album by a Latin artist to have 10 billion streams on Spotify, as well as being the album with the most streams in 2022 and 2023, among other accolades—gave him self-confidence.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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Surprisingly, Jake Gyllenhaal was not nominated for playing Iago in Othello.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Man Charged with Manslaughter After Student, 20, Died in Alleged Off-Campus Fraternity Hazing The fraternity was founded nationally in 1906.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Those allegations, Baker said, were not founded, based on the video and other evidence.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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“Constitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitute. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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