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as in comprises
to be all the substance of
nine players constitute a baseball team
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as in establishes
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 appoints
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 enacts
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 constitutes
But functioning democracies and stable markets still require broad consensus about what constitutes evidence, truth, and reality.
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Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 May 2026
When Bond meets John Greenway (Lennie James), a former 00 agent, who oversees the new training program, the pair must learn to work together despite the latter’s stricter philosophy about what constitutes the perfect agent to stop a rogue 009 British operative.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Nothing in this article constitutes legal or tax advice.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The handball rule has completely descended into farce to the extent that nobody has a clue, not least the officials, what constitutes handball anymore.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 May 2026
The exhibition repeatedly asks viewers to reconsider what constitutes a drawing in the first place.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Council members later expanded what constitutes these zones to include daycare centers, parks, underpasses, areas near the Los Angeles River, and other places.
—City News Service, Daily News, 19 May 2026
On top of misquoting statutes and misrepresenting legal standards, the filing also made broad claims about what constitutes doxing without citing a single case to support their stance.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
But there’s lots of debate to what constitutes a blue zone, and that fuzziness and the connection with the business of the Blue Zones LLC and the company owner Adventist Health, which of course is [in] Loma Linda.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 16 May 2026
Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 May 2026
When Bond meets John Greenway (Lennie James), a former 00 agent, who oversees the new training program, the pair must learn to work together despite the latter’s stricter philosophy about what constitutes the perfect agent to stop a rogue 009 British operative.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Nothing in this article constitutes legal or tax advice.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The handball rule has completely descended into farce to the extent that nobody has a clue, not least the officials, what constitutes handball anymore.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 24 May 2026
The exhibition repeatedly asks viewers to reconsider what constitutes a drawing in the first place.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Council members later expanded what constitutes these zones to include daycare centers, parks, underpasses, areas near the Los Angeles River, and other places.
—City News Service, Daily News, 19 May 2026
On top of misquoting statutes and misrepresenting legal standards, the filing also made broad claims about what constitutes doxing without citing a single case to support their stance.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
But there’s lots of debate to what constitutes a blue zone, and that fuzziness and the connection with the business of the Blue Zones LLC and the company owner Adventist Health, which of course is [in] Loma Linda.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitutes
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The spa Beyond the gardens, there's a wellness complex that comprises an indoor pool and gym, spa treatment rooms, and an outdoor sauna and cold plunge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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Space comprises the rocket lineup that the company manufactures in-house, and deploys to launch its own satellites.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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The amendment ends the six-day workweek without reducing pay for at least 37 million people and establishes a 40-hour weekly work limit.—
Mauricio Savarese,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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The first contract with the guild establishes wage minimums, dismissal pay, and workplace protections for production workers, representing a major moment in animation.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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The governor of Florida appoints the seven members of the FWC Commission.—
Joe Murphy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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Under existing rules, the governor appoints all five CPUC commissioners, who are then confirmed by the state senate.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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The Act would cease to apply the moment the federal government enacts overlapping requirements.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Even if Florida enacts a GOP-friendlier map in a special legislative session set for April 28, the worst possible outcome from the redistricting fight now looks like a national dead heat.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Over the years, the piano became an emotional outlet for Partovi, who composes his own music.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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Goldschmied enters a partnership with Renzo Rosso and co-founds Diesel.—
Maria Cristina Pavarini,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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Last year, people searching for missing relatives founds piles of shoes and other clothing, as well as bone fragments at what authorities later said was a Jalisco cartel recruitment and training site.—
Fabiola Sanchez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a surprising comeback after the former Navy SEAL was fired last May for defending the agency’s existence amid calls to dismantle it.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Under Iran’s system, the president traditionally nominates an intelligence minister only after securing approval from the supreme leader.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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At the same time, the restructuring of global trade systems creates a rare opportunity for Chinese fashion companies to move from followers within the global system to active co-builders of it.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
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“Constitutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitutes. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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