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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
James Comey was indicted on two felony counts Tuesday, on charges that his Instagram post of seashells arranged as the numbers 8647 constituted a threat on the president.
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Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Attorneys Fabio Viglione and Maria Concetta Marzo, representing Cardinal Angelo Becciu, said that the prosecutors’ response constituted a failure to comply with the court order.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
At that meeting, Councilmember Michael Inzunza asked City Attorney Marco Verdugo directly whether McCann’s Naval Reserve service constituted a legal conflict.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The Commission operates at arm’s length from the government and is legally constituted to make decisions independent of political influence.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.
—City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
The conduct constituted animal mistreatment, the prosecutor found.
—Quinn Clark, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
The complaint states that the anticipated participation of Messi constituted a material term of the agreements, forming a central component of the contracts and directly tied to the commercial viability of the matches.
—Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Trump apparently meant that there would be negotiation over what constituted a presidential document that could be kept by the former president and what didn’t.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Attorneys Fabio Viglione and Maria Concetta Marzo, representing Cardinal Angelo Becciu, said that the prosecutors’ response constituted a failure to comply with the court order.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
At that meeting, Councilmember Michael Inzunza asked City Attorney Marco Verdugo directly whether McCann’s Naval Reserve service constituted a legal conflict.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The Commission operates at arm’s length from the government and is legally constituted to make decisions independent of political influence.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.
—City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
The conduct constituted animal mistreatment, the prosecutor found.
—Quinn Clark, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
The complaint states that the anticipated participation of Messi constituted a material term of the agreements, forming a central component of the contracts and directly tied to the commercial viability of the matches.
—Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Trump apparently meant that there would be negotiation over what constituted a presidential document that could be kept by the former president and what didn’t.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituted
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The Great Divide had healthy physical sales, around 175,000; however, streaming led the Vermont native’s ascent to the top — streaming units comprised 212,000 of the total 389,000 first week equivalent album units.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2026
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Fort Worth bond package Fort Worth citizens will have their say on an $845 million bond package comprised of six separate propositions aimed at funding a wide range of infrastructure and community projects.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The couple co-founded The Gap after a frustrating shopping experience when Don Fisher couldn’t find a pair of jeans that fit, according to the retailer.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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Musk left OpenAI’s board in 2018 and founded his own AI company, called xAI, in 2023.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Burnard and O’Shaughnessy point out that, whereas Britain regularly sent nobles to govern the Caribbean colonies—and dukes and earls to Ireland—the men appointed to administer the thirteen colonies more often lacked titles and were paid less.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Sale recalled that King appointed him to serve on a national committee dedicated to improving the level of advocacy in federal courts.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 May 2026
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In this particular case, legal justification will flow through China's Anti-Monopoly Law, first enacted in 2008 and strengthened through amendments in 2022, and originally presented as a mechanism to ensure fair market competition.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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With overwhelming bipartisan support, Indiana enacted one of the most comprehensive state-level national security laws in the country.—
Joe Gebbia Sr,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Phillips warns of selecting containers that are composed entirely of non-recycled plastics or those with a high-carbon footprint.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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Interiors are intentionally light-filled and thoughtfully composed, allowing the natural beauty of the surroundings to lead.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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Our economic systems are not serving the people who live here, whose forefathers established this new republic, and our grandparents actualized the peak of its success.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Tarleton State first established its presence in Fort Worth in 1978 with a medical laboratory science program.—
Samuel O’Neal
May 4,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 May 2026
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Meanwhile, qualifying flesh-and-blood human actors can now be nominated for multiple performances in the same category if those performances get enough votes to land in the top five.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
2 May 2026
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The titular monsters in this anthology series tend to do well at the Emmys (Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer and Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez were both nominated).—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
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Mac Allister got there first, but his scuffed clearance only fell to Mainoo, who calmly passed the ball into the net.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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The plane's approach to the runway passed directly over the New Jersey Turnpike, a busy highway that's also designated as Interstate 95 through much of the state.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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“Constituted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituted. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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