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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
Scholars are debating whether Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide, while the global views of Israel plummet.
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
These statements do not constitute and cannot replace investment advice.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
The rabbi emeritus of the former Har Sinai Congregation in Pikesville said withholding aid from those in need constitutes a violation of Jewish law.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2025
Regulators had to consider everything — from ventilation requirements to how much a person could smoke, or eat, in the case of edibles, in a single serving, even what constitutes an indoor or outdoor setting.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
These statements do not constitute and cannot replace investment advice.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
The rabbi emeritus of the former Har Sinai Congregation in Pikesville said withholding aid from those in need constitutes a violation of Jewish law.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2025
Regulators had to consider everything — from ventilation requirements to how much a person could smoke, or eat, in the case of edibles, in a single serving, even what constitutes an indoor or outdoor setting.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitute
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The Academy Foundation Board comprises 12 trustees who also are members of the Academy Board of Governors.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Costa Navarino comprises four hotels: The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort, The Westin Resort Costa Navarino, W Costa Navarino, and Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The first 100 pages are all about establishing who this or that person is.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Florida State Park System has since established a Hank Smith Award for Excellence in Research.—
Taylor Hagood,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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The dismissals come as the state’s bar advocates — private attorneys appointed by the court to take on indigent clients when a public defender is not available — continue their ongoing strike for better pay.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Spradlin was the church’s senior pastor from 2011 until the beginning of July, when she was appointed district superintendent for the South District of the United Methodist Church’s Horizon Texas Conference.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Aug. 2025
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After the presidential election, a leader of the Texas chapter of the Three Percenters, a militia group, reportedly wrote to Trump to offer manpower in enacting mass deportations.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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Congress also approved his signature policy legislation that will enact some of his most significant campaign promises, including an extension of his 2017 tax cuts and tighter border control.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Part of the reason for this is that LLMs make use of statistics and probabilities when selecting the words for the response being composed.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Coalition districts are predominantly composed of minority voters who tend to vote together.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 July 2025
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In the winter of 1967, Senator Clinton P. Anderson and his space committee initiated an inquiry into the disastrous Apollo 1 fire that killed three American astronauts.—
Matthew Beddingfield,
Scientific American,
2 Aug. 2025
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But such laws are only effective if the individual demonstrated warning signs so that others can alert law enforcement and initiate the process of revoking the person’s firearm, Chittum said.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
2 Aug. 2025
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Invasion was created by David Weil (Hunters) and Simon Kinberg (best known for writing and/or producing several X-Men films, as well as The Martian, which was nominated for several Oscars).—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
5 Aug. 2025
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Gaga is also nominated for Artist of the Year, while her latest LP, Mayhem, is up for Album of the Year.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Finding community after tragedy Hot and Holy is yet another group of young adults with a mission of combining tradition and fun, founded by 28-year-olds Nicole Lefkowitz and Sydney Lorch.—
Sophie Liza Cannon,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company founded by billionaire Elon Musk, appears to be planning a Starlink satellite deployment mission in the days ahead from the Vandenberg Space Force Base.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Constitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitute. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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