constitutes

present tense third-person singular of constitute
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Recent Examples of constitutes For chipmakers, Fewins said the key is to clearly define what constitutes a trade secret, make employees aware of that information and put safeguards in place to limit access. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026 Decisions require a quorum, but the government and PiS disagree over which judges are eligible to vote and what constitutes a quorum. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 There also may be limits to what constitutes a covered cancellation, delay, or interruption. — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 Moscow’s appetite for risk is growing; its military buildup and escalating attacks on European infrastructure suggest that Russia constitutes a long-term threat to the alliance. — Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 Moreover, any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one already. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 Justice Department lawyers filed a sparse appeal back to the 9th Circuit on Thursday, arguing the ongoing counting of ballots constitutes an emergency the court must intervene to stop, and asking it to do so by Friday. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Ethan then sued Denims for copyright infringement, which was ironic, as Ethan’s reaction videos set much of the precedent for what constitutes fair use on commentary YouTube. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2026 Today, whether social media – and its impact on young attention spans – will have a lasting impact on who constitutes this narrow reading class long-term is as yet unclear. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitutes
Verb
  • The Tentative List, as the name suggests, comprises natural and cultural properties that a country considers to have the potential to be recognized as World Heritage.
    — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Launched last week and priced between 175 euros and 650 euros, the new Frère capsule comprises about 30 pieces, including layering separates, a sleeveless waistcoat, a reversible jacket, a crewneck sweater and refined collar details.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • This discovery establishes a new way to couple mechanical motion and electricity at the smallest scales, opening new possibilities for molecular electronics.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Article 5 of the NATO charter contains the alliance's mutual-defense guarantee, which establishes that an attack on one is an attack on all.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • If that member cannot form a coalition able to win majority support in the Knesset, the president appoints another member to form a coalition.
    — Matt Bradley, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The president leads the armed forces and can veto legislation, signs international treaties and appoints ambassadors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The legislation enacts new work requirements and greater vetting for Medicaid, the low-income program that thousands of Alaskans depend on for healthcare.
    — Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The rest of the network enacts the decision, as other genes are activated or suppressed farther downstream, but isn’t active in it.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Agent authority composes dynamically.
    — Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Jean-Marie Le Pen founds the far-right National Front, building it around anti-immigration and nationalist policies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Goldschmied enters a partnership with Renzo Rosso and co-founds Diesel.
    — Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • If the vacancy remains, district judges may appoint a prosecutor to serve until the president nominates and the Senate confirms a replacement.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Each team nominates one player annually, and the winner is honored during the World Series.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Their activity creates a growing stream of branch updates, code reviews, merges, and repository downloads.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Proposition 40 creates a one-time, 5% tax on Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Constitutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitutes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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