constituted

past tense of constitute
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Recent Examples of constituted And because God is Spirit, our identity is wholly spiritual, constituted of all the qualities of God. Leslie Revilock, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026 But Boasberg said that the State Department’s argument clashed with its own assessment of what constituted a foreign sovereign threat under the policy. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 The agency also didn’t provide additional details on what else, if anything, may have constituted a threat. Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 DyStar said natural gas constituted 82 percent of its Scope 1 emissions, whereas electricity accounted for 100 percent of Scope 2 emissions. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 July 2026 In that case, the court ruled that punishing people for being homeless when no alternative was available to them constituted cruel and unusual punishment. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 The Vatican said the consecrations, carried out without the pope’s approval and therefore in conflict with Catholic law, constituted a schismatic act that severed the society’s communion with Rome. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest. Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Then the doctors would bustle out to see their more appealing patients—the cheerily pregnant ones, whose deliveries constituted the bulk of their income and whose babies would be added to the collage of photos decorating their office walls. Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituted
Verb
  • In 2024, Black players comprised just 6% of major-league rosters — the lowest percentage since 1955.
    Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Telemundo successfully targeted Gen Z, who comprised one-third of Peacock's World Cup audience.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Music, mentorship & the main stage One of the defining aspects of the festival is its connection to Art as Mentorship, the nonprofit Chi founded after years of touring with Making Movies.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • The life and career of Giorgio Armani is set to be the subject of a high-end TV series produced by Italy’s Lux Vide, which is collaborating with the fashion house founded by the iconic designer known for his close ties to Hollywood.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • After his final deployment, he was appointed director of Missouri’s Show-Me Heroes program, a workforce development partnership between the Missouri National Guard, the governor’s office and the Missouri Division of Workforce Development.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • In 2024, Robert Hur, a special prosecutor appointed by the Justice Department concluded that although Biden brought some classified documents to his home, that criminal charges were not warranted.
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • The Farm Recovery and Support Block Grant program hit a number of speed bumps since Congress enacted it in late 2024.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • Nationwide, about 141 municipalities have enacted permanent or temporary bans, according to the city.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • But it was created as a state composed of diasporic communities, organized on caste lines, some geographic, others religious.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • Like proteins, peptides are composed of amino acids that are chemically linked into a chain.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Tony's Pizza Napoletana has quickly established itself as one of San Francisco's most beloved pizza joints.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Azzuro said about 1,000 invasive species have been identified in the Mediterranean, with 800 of them firmly established.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Readers nominated 30 restaurants with top-notch nachos in Charlotte and the surrounding area, then narrowed down the field to the Top 2 spots across four rounds and thousands of votes.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026
  • Taylor Swift Has Competed for Similar Honors Despite her reputation as one of the defining songwriters of her generation, Swift has never been nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • ChatGPT passed 900 million weekly users in February and, by most trackers, crossed a billion monthly users around the middle of this year.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike gene-editing embryos, these changes aren’t passed to future generations.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

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“Constituted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituted. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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