constituting

present participle of constitute
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of constituting The Danish Dogma25 projects are financed in a collaboration between Zentropa, DR, and Nordisk Film Distribution, with the addition of Netflix in the Nordics, constituting the core financing necessary to realize all five projects. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 In the new report to Congress, the figure for munitions was by far the largest, constituting well over half of all costs. — Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 First-act setups extend through the majority of the 108-minute runtime, constituting a plotless meander without the aesthetic allure to justify such a languid journey. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 The states argue that Meta withheld relevant information from users and parents, who might have benefited from knowing the ineffectiveness of the feature and others like it, constituting a violation of consumer protection laws. — John Ruwitch, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 The Hall of Fame inducts its four newest members, constituting the Class of 2024, at its annual ceremony held in Cooperstown, NY. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Varela alleges the employee hit his hand and his phone, constituting an assault. — Thom Jensen, NBC news, 20 July 2026 In some world models, the element of time is integral, constituting a fourth dimension. — Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 20 May 2026 However, despite constituting only about 2 percent of body mass, the human brain is proportionally heavier than that of most other mammals. — Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituting
Verb
  • Sales across the company’s retail segments — comprising bricks-and-mortar, the brand website, and online concessions — were down 8% to €516 million, while wholesale and licenses both fell 2% to €406 million and €24 million, respectively.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Dior’s collaboration with Chomet likewise extends to a holiday gifting line, comprising ready-to-wear, accessories and homewares, which has started to arrive in stores.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • While researchers at Stanford University have examined aspects of the work and provided feedback, wider scrutiny will be important in establishing whether the proof resolves the original conjecture.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The assurance profession has spent decades establishing standards for competency, independence and quality oversight across financial reporting, cybersecurity and privacy.
    — Avani Desai, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Parliament has continued appointing judges under Poland's constitution, but several of those appointments have been blocked from taking office amid a years-long standoff between the government, the presidency and the tribunal itself.
    — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • That’s after appointing former Obama and Biden campaign staffer John Bivona as head of government relations in January and onboarding former Obama campaign manager Stephanie Cutter as an advisor in April.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • But since daylight saving time has ended, enacting the law now would mean an immediate one-hour time jump forward across the country, barring changes to the legislation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Procedural fastidiousness has become an end in itself rather than enacting substantive policy.
    — David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Underneath the question on the screen, three dots appear—similar to the ones messaging apps use to signal that your conversation partner is composing a response—and flash with anticipation.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Gash love composing songs whose intersecting lines set the entire mood of the song—jarring, dreamy, or nostalgic—in the style of art-house sampling.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Joining Jovic in the frontcourt, Kusturica started in both scrimmages and has the body composition and athleticism to play both forward positions while also handling the ball and initiating the offense.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Legislators could begin the process of repealing the lock box by initiating a new amendment, but that wouldn’t go before voters until 2028.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Thank the University of Kansas for nominating me and the Blue Ribbon Committee for inducting me.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Voters also will be nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Iran has previously claimed responsibility for attacks on ships and warned against vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz without its permission.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Notably, the plan (for now, at least) omits a mission similar to Apollo 8 or Artemis II, which involved a crew flying out to the Moon and either entering orbit or passing close by before returning to Earth.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Constituting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituting. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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