constituted

past tense of constitute
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Recent Examples of constituted Engineers reviewed the process and defined what constituted success, while hardware safeguards such as operating limits, interlocks and emergency stops restricted what the agent could do. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 The court also heard testimony from Christine Reglin, a special agent with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, who maintained that the agency didn’t think Fatherley’s actions that night constituted a crime. Sofi Zeman august 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Elon Musk will not face charges for promising to give $1 million to voters in a 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election because no jury would find that constituted election bribery, a state prosecutor said Tuesday. CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Johnson, the East Moline Democrat who spurned membership on the working group, noted it was constituted by lawmakers who had publicly spoken out in support of Welch in the fallout over his handling of the Benton scandal. Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 In 1970 people with tenure or tenure-track jobs constituted 73% of those teaching at colleges and universities. Paul Osterman, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 The waters around Sicily, which was colonized by the ancient Greeks and later conquered by the Romans around 240 BC, constituted one of the ancient world’s most important trade routes. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 The next day, the Pac-12 filed a declaratory action in federal court, arguing that the poaching penalties constituted an unlawful restraint on competition. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Teams that, as currently constituted, feel one piece short of really challenging in the postseason. Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituted
Verb
  • The latest total comprised 673 arrivals and 833 departures, reflecting a sharp slowdown as operators adjust schedules around the storm.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Kurtz said on the earnings call that the company added 935 Flex accounts during the quarter and these accounts comprised its top 10 deals by deal value.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The company was founded in Atlanta by Georgia Tech students, and is still headquartered in the city.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Candle True Stories is part of Candle Media, the media holding company co-founded by former Disney execs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Its board members are appointed by Illinois’ governor and Chicago’s mayor.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Licata and Fort Worth ISD’s Board of Managers implemented the Elevate model for the district’s most struggling campuses shortly after they were appointed to their jobs by the Texas Education Agency as part of its takeover of the district.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • If the executive order is enacted and ultimately upheld by the courts, states would have to provide lists of eligible voters to the federal government, and any mail-in ballots would only be sent to people on those lists.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The problem is that those court orders conflict with guidelines enacted by conferences such as the SEC and Big Ten.
    Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The active roster is the one composed of 53 players who are immediately eligible to play on game days.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The committees are composed primarily of volunteers, and draw from across fields of relevant study and practice.
    Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Many organizations still default to degree requirements because they’re established and easy to understand.
    Raghu Krishnaiah, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • To help support Anthropic and OpenAI fund their deployments, Broadcom established a special purpose vehicle (SPV) platform in partnership with Apollo and Blackstone to facilitate more than 20 GW of compute infrastructure by the end of 2028.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • To start, readers nominated 40 bakeries crafting delicious sweet treats in Charlotte and the surrounding area, then narrowed down the field across five rounds of voting.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The last time he was nominated for an Oscar, today’s monthslong grind of awards-season campaigning barely existed.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And the Florida Legislature passed a 2018 law that required the county to sue landowners to prove customary use.
    Debbie Elliott, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Guests enjoyed dirty martinis, negronis, and grapefruit fizz while burger sliders and truffle toasties were passed around.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Constituted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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