constituted

past tense of constitute
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Recent Examples of constituted Thompson asserted that the monitoring constituted unreasonable search and seizure, but a federal appeals court denied his claim last year. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Colonial armies fought in every theater and constituted some of the forces deployed during the war. — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 Scholars have shown that law and society are mutually constituted, that legal rights spill into social relations and flow from them. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 In a statement carried by Iranian state media IRIB, the ministry said the attacks violated the United Nations Charter and constituted a war crime and a threat to international peace and commercial shipping. — Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026 The statements made about Skains in that letter were false and constituted defamation for which she should be compensated, the jury decided Friday. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026 It’s uniquely constructed and Denver hopes it’s also uniquely constituted to thrive despite a gauntlet of a regular-season schedule, a deep playoff run and, ultimately, a Super Bowl championship. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituted
Verb
  • Sullivan, a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union, joins many of the same players who comprised the roster for the USMNT's World Cup run this summer including Tyler Adams, Sebastian Berhalter, Gio Reyna, Malik Tillman, Ricardo Pepi and others.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In five of the past six rate-hiking cycles, the Nasdaq, which is comprised about 60% of tech issues, fell in the one-month aftermath, and in four of those cycles the damage got worse three months later.
    — Jeff Cox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Dentsu was founded in 1901 in Tokyo and now has a footprint spanning 120 countries and territories.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Italian sneaker brand Hogan, part of Tod’s Group, went all out at Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, bringing thousands of party goers together at Università Bocconi in a exhibition space that told the story of the brand, founded in 1986.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In 2011, the World Health Organization appointed Peng a Goodwill Ambassador for tuberculosis and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Coincidentally, Robinson had previously appointed one of the three judges, Justice Justin Dewey, who was presiding over the case.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The state should eliminate the retroactive application of the tax and apply it from the date the law was enacted.
    — Michael Wolfe, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, California has enacted several additional AI laws.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This documentary drama, created by Elizabeth Marvel and director Lee Sunday Evans, is composed from the verbatim transcripts of these painful proceedings.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Sheik subsequently composed music for several other stage productions, including American Psycho, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel, and Alice by Heart, a Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland adaptation set in London during World War II.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Since coming to power in 2012, the ruling populist party has gradually established control over mainstream media while often describing embattled critical outlets as enemies of the state.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Special Criminal Court was established to try war crimes and other human rights abuses committed during the coups and violence that the country has experienced since 2003.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Reading over hundreds of titles nominated by NPR staff and critics, Friedman narrowed the list to the popular reader’s guide.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This year the lowest percentage of women in 25 years have been nominated to the rank of general and admiral.
    — Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The bill, which earlier passed the lower Chamber of Deputies, establishes a legal framework for next-generation nuclear technologies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The sun has passed the peak of solar maximum and is in the declining — and often turbulent — phase of its approximately 11-year solar cycle.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Constituted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituted. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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