constituted

verb

past tense of constitute
1
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 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 Seabrook’s primary focus was on Vodou aka voodoo rituals, which had long constituted an underground religious practice amongst populations outwardly accepting of Catholicism. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026 Judge Glazer noted that the phone call constituted a violation of the order, and the arrest report states McKinney asked the woman to recant her allegations of abuse. — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Zaidi wouldn’t comment on specific players or club personnel, only to note that the Sparks cannot grow as constituted. — Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 The sheriff’s office even refused to release the damning video of Parker’s death, and a Missouri appeals court recently ruled that constituted a violation of the state’s Sunshine Law. — Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituted
  1. comprised
  2. founded
  3. appointed
  4. enacted
  5. composed
  6. established
  7. nominated
  8. passed
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  • Last year, first-time visitors to Las Vegas comprised 10% of travelers, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's annual visitor profile study.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And of course the mis en scène — comprised in Season 4 of a palatial hotel on the Croisette and a luxurious hilltop hideaway — are as central to the plot as the characters.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • Wondermind, which was co-founded by Gomez; her mother, Mandy Teefey; and Daniella Pierson in November 2021, touts mental fitness practices and tools.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And now there are full-size mowers that can take on acres of grass, as a result of the technology being developed by companies like Kress, an electric motor company founded in the late 1920s.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of founded
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  • With another peak in the ’80s thanks to films like Risky Business and Top Gun, the sunglasses continue to dominate pop culture today—just ask rapper A$AP Rocky, who was appointed the brand’s first-ever creative director in 2025.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Hyde-Smith, first appointed and then elected in 2018, is using a familiar playbook of portraying her Democratic opponent as too liberal for Mississippi.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of appointed
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  • Governing parties said the deadline to enroll was enacted to curb the increasing length of time taken to reach a final result after election day.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposed a federal moratorium on new data centers in March, and the pragmatic governor Kathy Hochul enacted the first statewide one in New York in July.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of enacted
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  • The interfaces are composed almost entirely of vortex-like structures and fine dark striations.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Each of the Viking missions were composed of an orbiter and a lander.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of composed
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  • Many residents pointed to the City of Patterson, which established a 45-day moratorium after they were reached out to by a data center developer.
    — Nina Burns, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The backstory The Pocketbook Factory, established in 1885, was an entire city block of textile manufacturing that operated until 1978 and is now listed on the National Historic Register.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of established
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  • She was nominated for a Genie Award for her performance in the supporting actress category.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2026
  • That delay also explains why McConaughey has had other projects that filmed later on, like Paul Greengrass’ Oscar-nominated The Lost Bus, already reach the public.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of nominated
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  • The ban has been in place long enough that an entire cohort of girls has passed through adolescence without stepping foot in a secondary school classroom.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Castillo’s bill passed unanimously in the Assembly earlier this year and sailed through the Senate Judiciary Committee in June with bipartisan support.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of passed

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