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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
The compromises were not, in the end, ones that constituted red lines.
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Kerry Brown, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Defense, prosecution presented conflicted arguments over use-of-force In court, prosecutors argued that Grayson's actions constituted murder.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled unanimously that the second trial constituted double jeopardy and that the first jury trial settled the matter.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Prior to this law, the state's highest court has been constituted of the judges that sat on the state's circuit courts.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Kamo said district officials at various stages of the complaint process refused to acknowledge that the situation constituted an act of bullying, saying there was no imbalance of power involved.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
The Bonhoeffers constituted a long line of pastors, doctors, scientists, and jurists.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Related Stories Ofcom’s investigation found that the documentary’s failure to disclose that the 13-year-old narrator’s father held a position in the Hamas-run administration constituted a material breach of rules requiring factual programs to provide audiences with accurate information.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Their suit argues that the state legislature’s 2024 redistricting plan—Senate Bill 8, known as SB 8—constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Kerry Brown, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Defense, prosecution presented conflicted arguments over use-of-force In court, prosecutors argued that Grayson's actions constituted murder.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled unanimously that the second trial constituted double jeopardy and that the first jury trial settled the matter.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Prior to this law, the state's highest court has been constituted of the judges that sat on the state's circuit courts.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Kamo said district officials at various stages of the complaint process refused to acknowledge that the situation constituted an act of bullying, saying there was no imbalance of power involved.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
The Bonhoeffers constituted a long line of pastors, doctors, scientists, and jurists.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Related Stories Ofcom’s investigation found that the documentary’s failure to disclose that the 13-year-old narrator’s father held a position in the Hamas-run administration constituted a material breach of rules requiring factual programs to provide audiences with accurate information.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Their suit argues that the state legislature’s 2024 redistricting plan—Senate Bill 8, known as SB 8—constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituted
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Those virtual hangouts comprised breakfast, lunch, and walks.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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The latter comprised Copenhagen Fashion Week’s chief executive officer Cecilie Thorsmark; Mulberry CEO Andrea Baldo; Tekla CEO Kristoffer Juhl; Ganni cofounder Nicolaj Reffstrup, and Rikke Amtorp, head of brand and creative at Magasin du Nord, to cite a few.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jared Isaacman, who founded the payments company Shift4, has organized, funded and commanded two private astronaut missions to Earth orbit, both of them using SpaceX hardware.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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All the company had emitted since Gates founded it in 1975 would be gone, the full footprint washed away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Both James’ attorneys and the Justice Department supported the idea of consolidating the challenges, which will be considered by an out-of-district judge already appointed this week.—
Pierre Thomas,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Seun Sodipo was appointed CFO at Plaid, a fintech startup that connects financial institutions.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Turetsky, the former city budget office staffer, says that Mamdani’s housing reforms, if enacted, will face fierce pushback from the real estate industry.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Unlike the oppressive governments that have been affiliated with the socialist movement, modern-day democratic socialism strictly advocates for policies that can be enacted without threatening the power of the people.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the time, Kardashian laughed it off while Schumer jokingly composed herself.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The two have formed FulFive, a new entity composed of Winston’s Fulwell Entertainment and Givens’ FiveCurrents, which will produce the ceremonies.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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If successful, Proposition 50 would ditch a nonpartisan commission California voters established via a 2010 ballot initiative that draws those district boundaries.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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After joining Harvard’s faculty, Morgan established the Hip Hop Archive and Research Institute in 2007, recognizing the genre’s deep intellectual and cultural value at a time when few in academia did.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Bad Boy won a number of Israeli Academy Awards and is nominated for an International Emmy.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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Kennedy’s retirement from active service on the court was followed by a rancorous and highly political process of confirmation for Kavanaugh, who was successfully nominated by Trump in 2018.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The novella lacks the temporal markers that indicate how much time has passed between episodes and exhibits an abundance of characters with ruptured psyches.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Many years have passed since nursing home patients lived in the Redlands Road building, the obscure permit on which the occupancy rested has lapsed.—
Lou Murray,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Constituted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituted. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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