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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
The resolution emphasized that Hamas's October 7 attack, while constituting international crimes, does not justify genocide against the broader civilian population of Gaza.
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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
If investors assign higher multiples on stronger AI execution and profitability, shares could reach $1,500 or more—constituting a true doubling from today’s levels.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 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
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
If investors assign higher multiples on stronger AI execution and profitability, shares could reach $1,500 or more—constituting a true doubling from today’s levels.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 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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The award of this contract continues the recent strong momentum Serco has seen in defence, with the sector comprising over 80% of our order intake in the first half of 2025.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the 12-team College Football Playoff format, the Group of Five conferences, comprising the AAC, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt, are guaranteed one automatic qualifier (AQ) spot.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Union leaders cautiously welcomed the apology, viewing it as a necessary step in establishing trust between Mamdani and law enforcement—a group historically skeptical of his platform.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the help of the courts, these governments disfranchised Black voters, establishing poll taxes, literacy tests, understanding clauses, and other measures to effectively deny them the vote.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Channel 4’s next chair is expected to be central to appointing a successor to former CEO Mahon.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Dior has named Mikey Madison its first brand ambassador since appointing Jonathan Anderson as creative director of women’s, men’s and haute couture collections.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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With only a tiny tax-credit ESA program, Missouri has lagged behind other red states in enacting robust school-choice policies.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Little wonder authoritarian states were spurred by the Arab Spring into enacting draconian internet controls.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Time saved in data collection can be devoted to results, whether composing a report, translating documents, developing a marketing strategy or creating new software.—
Morey Haber,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Williams, 93 years old and still composing music, should be left alone and left to do his more important creative tasks.—
Tim Greiving,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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These participants’ accounts suggest that initiating divorce is often less about conflict with a partner and more about reclaiming control over one’s life and decisions.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Trump has previously ordered certain drug cartels — including five Mexican syndicates — to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, and last month signed a Pentagon directive initiating the use of military force against drug trafficking groups.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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To make a point, Ivey launched his own campaign nominating his goat, Clay Henry, for mayor.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rachel met with Vince in the HOH room and thanked him for not nominating her.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
29 Aug. 2025
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This has become the norm, with the club’s outstanding start appearing more like the aberration with each passing day.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Granite Hills had just 59 yards passing at the break with 21 of those coming on the last play of the half.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Constituting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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