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as in comprising
to be all the substance of
nine players constitute a baseball team
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as in establishing
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 appointing
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 enacting
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 constituting
Amazon is the leading provider of cloud infrastructure and platform services, constituting over 41% of the market, according to market research group Gartner.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Akyol mentioned that Williams remains focused on capturing incremental data center opportunities, targeting 6 gigawatts in total capacity, with the Socrates project constituting only 400 megawatts.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
Short-Term Hustle Versus Long-Term Gratitude Numerous organizations' short-term profit strategies create adverse effects that damage customer trust and long-term satisfaction, constituting the tip jar.
—Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The resolution emphasized that Hamas's October 7 attack, while constituting international crimes, does not justify genocide against the broader civilian population of Gaza.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The former carries a sentence of up to one year in prison and a fine, both of which could be increased if an officer was injured, constituting a felony.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Visitation doubled there in 2024 to more than 15,000 as Mount Democrat became public land and an electronic liability waiver system was implemented by a landowner on Mount Lincoln to make hiking on the peak legal, rather than constituting trespassing.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Fain refused to provide records requested by the monitor, constituting an obstruction of transparency and cooperation.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Akyol mentioned that Williams remains focused on capturing incremental data center opportunities, targeting 6 gigawatts in total capacity, with the Socrates project constituting only 400 megawatts.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
Short-Term Hustle Versus Long-Term Gratitude Numerous organizations' short-term profit strategies create adverse effects that damage customer trust and long-term satisfaction, constituting the tip jar.
—Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The resolution emphasized that Hamas's October 7 attack, while constituting international crimes, does not justify genocide against the broader civilian population of Gaza.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The former carries a sentence of up to one year in prison and a fine, both of which could be increased if an officer was injured, constituting a felony.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Visitation doubled there in 2024 to more than 15,000 as Mount Democrat became public land and an electronic liability waiver system was implemented by a landowner on Mount Lincoln to make hiking on the peak legal, rather than constituting trespassing.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Fain refused to provide records requested by the monitor, constituting an obstruction of transparency and cooperation.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituting
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Priority handles refer to usernames comprising full names, multi-word phrases, or alphanumeric combinations.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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Online and retail together account for 80 percent of revenue, with e-commerce alone comprising around half of total sales.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Politically, the affluence manifested in Long Island establishing itself as a bastion of the Republican Party, showing strong support for Hoover in his doomed Presidential campaign against Roosevelt.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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After establishing himself as a core player, Braun has put himself in position to earn upwards of $30 million per season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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Asurion made other changes to its executive team in August, naming Cindy Christy as Chief Revenue Officer; appointing Pablo Brizi as Chief Administrative Officer and expanding the role of David Baga, who serves as President of Product, Technology and Customer Experience.—
Molly Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Part of life moving on is appointing a new battalion chief, which was shaping up to be quite a fight, with Bode and Jake going at each other at the funeral.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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State law bars cities, counties and other local governments from enacting their own gun, stricter regulations.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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In a dressing room, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end concentrates while practicing carrying his then-girlfriend during the Tortured Poets Department section of the three-hour show, with the scene cutting to the couple re-enacting it in full costume on stage.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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For Ares, Nine Inch Nails will be composing the soundtrack, bringing their iconic industrial rock sound to the Grid.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The difference is that composing while in motion may be a particularly useful way to address a crisis in creativity.—
Karen Palmer
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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The father jumped in after his daughter, initiating a Man Overboard protocol, which was broadcast over the ship's communication system.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Sun enters trust seeking Scorpio on October 23 until November 23 initiating us into building a confident relationship with the unknown.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
20 Oct. 2025
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There is even talk of nominating the Tabarchine saga for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.—
Miquel Ros,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The president reportedly said that Pakistan was nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize, implying that Modi should do the same.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles were outgained 504-221 in the loss, with Dylan Lonergan finishing 12-of-19 for 117 yards passing while being sacked three times before he was pulled in favor of backup Shaker Reisig, who was 3-of-10 with an interception.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Performance in English language arts remained stagnant compared with last year, with 40% of students passing, according to the data.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Constituting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituting. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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