constitutes

present tense third-person singular of constitute
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Recent Examples of constitutes But the strategic cocktail of soft nationalism, corporate politics and ticket-sales boosterism that constitutes the wild card system more often overshadows sporting fairness. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 While not every improper payment constitutes fraud, every improper payment reflects a failure of oversight that creates opportunities for fraud to thrive. Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026 The Supreme Court has not ruled that SignalTrace collection itself constitutes a Fourth Amendment search. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Entry constitutes each Entrant's certification that the Entrant meets the eligibility requirements set forth in these Official Rules. August 16, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026 Such a designation constitutes one of our era’s most respectable distinctions. Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 The spending has reignited debate over whether Banksy’s work constitutes vandalism or valuable public art. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Finally, there is still Word of Mouth, which constitutes traditional recommendations from friends, family, and colleagues remain a powerful driver when people act on suggestions. Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Its defensive bites may deliver little venom, but serious envenoming constitutes a life-threatening emergency. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitutes
Verb
  • The titular gang comprises Mac (McElhenney), a closeted wannabe tough guy; the narcissistic prepster Dennis (Glenn Howerton); Dennis’s chronically unsure fraternal twin, Dee (Kaitlin Olson); and the bar’s buffoonish janitor, Charlie (Charlie Day).
    Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That figure comprises both actual sales and equivalent units generated by millions of plays on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and others.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The iterative design updates provide a hardware and pricing baseline that establishes the market’s baseline without threatening hardware partners such as Samsung.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That's because the statute of limitations establishes how long a creditor or debt collector can generally sue you to collect a debt.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The bankruptcy court appoints a trustee, who then sells off all of a person’s possessions, except what is covered by the various exemptions.
    Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The executive administers county affairs, appoints staff and a budget officer and can appoint department directors and other officers, subject in some cases to legislative disapproval.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Undaunted, Demczur used his squeegee blade to carve a hole in the plaster so the men could kick through the wall to escape—a process Demczur re-enacts for the series.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The leader who takes bodyful ownership of their life and enacts disciplined practices to sense its rhythms will not only enjoy greater harmony and wellbeing but bring greater coherence to their work and to their world.
    Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 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
  • Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Edstrom is big and fast, competes hard, and creates a lot of offense in the high-percentage areas.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • While enabling wider adoption, this creates a provenance gap, as consistency and accountability in these conversions remain inconsistent.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Constitutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitutes. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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