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as in comprised
to be all the substance of
nine players constitute a baseball team
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as in founded
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 appointed
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 enacted
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 constituted
Some lawmakers have questioned whether that follow-on strike constituted a war crime.
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CBS News,
21 June 2026
In Kansas, more than 500 workers were terminated or took buyouts — a 32% scale-back that constituted the region’s largest USDA staffing reduction.
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Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Pinney’s bold and free conception of how a drama is constituted, and its inseparability from time and memory, displays a rare associative virtuosity.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Only one cast member has what could be constituted anything close to a normal speaking part.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
The administration argued that the fee constituted a monetary penalty that the president had lawful authority to impose under federal immigration law to restrict the entry of certain foreign nationals.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling Monday, June 8, in a lawsuit filed by nearly two dozen Democratic state attorneys general, finding the fee constituted an unlawful tax Congress never authorized.
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Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
The document cites the fact that Anthropic has given some Claude models the ability to end conversations with abusive users; if that actually constituted protection for Claude, surely extending conversations with loving users would be in Claude’s interests?
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Ted Chiang,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
These vessels and crews, whose wages were paid by the American government, constituted what many historians consider America’s first navy.
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Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
CBS News,
21 June 2026
In Kansas, more than 500 workers were terminated or took buyouts — a 32% scale-back that constituted the region’s largest USDA staffing reduction.
—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Pinney’s bold and free conception of how a drama is constituted, and its inseparability from time and memory, displays a rare associative virtuosity.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Only one cast member has what could be constituted anything close to a normal speaking part.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
The administration argued that the fee constituted a monetary penalty that the president had lawful authority to impose under federal immigration law to restrict the entry of certain foreign nationals.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling Monday, June 8, in a lawsuit filed by nearly two dozen Democratic state attorneys general, finding the fee constituted an unlawful tax Congress never authorized.
—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
The document cites the fact that Anthropic has given some Claude models the ability to end conversations with abusive users; if that actually constituted protection for Claude, surely extending conversations with loving users would be in Claude’s interests?
—
Ted Chiang,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
These vessels and crews, whose wages were paid by the American government, constituted what many historians consider America’s first navy.
—
Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituted
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The president of the European Council, comprised of member states’ governments, defended his decision to open diplomatic communications with the Kremlin after the leaders of France and Germany criticized the decision.
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Arabs and Jews are treated in the same hospitals (in the same wards and rooms) by medical staff comprised of Arabs and Jews.
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Things to do Menorca’s art scene dates from the 1960s when the Grupo Menorca founded the island’s first contemporary art gallery.
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Clive Davis, the music executive who founded Arista Records and J Records and helped shape the careers of Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana, Janis Joplin, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood and many others, died on Monday at his home in New York City.
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The board appointed veteran district administrator Andres Chait as acting superintendent.
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Jay Collins, a former state senator from Tampa appointed by DeSantis as lieutenant governor last summer, comes closest to meeting the financial criteria with just over $10 million, according to the most recent campaign records, but trails in the polls at around 5%.
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While the tax law of 2025 led to some modifications in the QSBS rules, the tax changes apply only to shares acquired after that law was enacted.
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Notably, the change was enacted on a bipartisan basis, Cassidy said.
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According to the Air Force, the Interim Safety Board assigned to investigate the crash is tasked with collecting as much information as possible and then handing it over to a Safety Investigation Board, composed of experts, that will complete the inquiry.
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Alex Zhang Hungtai collages a bewildering array of acoustic, electric, ancient, and modern sounds on this noirish double album, improvised and composed over several years with an ad-hoc coterie that includes string and woodwind players, a noise musician, a Korean gong resonator, and a tap dancer.
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What is established is that the celebrated director Lonny Price, who played Neil Kellerman in the movie, is helming this version and Darrell Grand Moultrie, who has a robust background in choreographing both ballet and Beyoncé, is in charge of the dancing.
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Bringing that inside-out understanding of his industry and its history speaks to his strengths as a veteran working actor who has made a habit of dropping into established and popular shows mid-run and shaking things up.
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The musical was a Tony Award shut-out, and Michele failed to get nominated.
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The Directing for a Drama Series has nominated multiple episodes from at least one series in ten of the last 11 years (last year, both The Pitt and Severance got double nominations), so loading up in this category doesn’t seem like a bad idea for the front-runners.
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The elevator subsequently passed a county inspection and has been cleared for use.
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After McDonald’s announced plans to open a restaurant in Mattituck, the town passed an ordinance banning drive-throughs; when CVS arrived, the locals capped the size of big-box stores.
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“Constituted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituted. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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