constitutional

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noun

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Recent Examples of constitutional
Adjective
Venegas says officers ignored his REAL ID and detained him based on his appearance, violating his constitutional rights. Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025 Back at the high court, Missouri’s petition insisted the law is constitutional and the federal government lacks the right to sue Missouri because the law is enforced by private citizens, not state actors. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
Now more are on the streets, taking morning constitutionals, pushing strollers or riding bicycles wearing yellow kitchen gloves. Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 1 May 2020 If your mom loves to listen to music during her daily constitutionals, but is running out of her cache of CDs, a Spotify subscription will be a revelation. Sara Hendricks, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for constitutional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitutional
Adjective
  • Yet once someone had suggested the inherent instability in a relationship between writers, there seemed to be no way to defuse the assessment.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In the 13-episode epic, Our Blues’ Kim Woo-bin stars as Iblis, a Satanic genie who is utterly convinced of humanity’s inherent greed.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Expect plenty of sun and no rain in sight—a Florida Thanksgiving perfect for outdoor meals, beach strolls, or travel along I-95.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The Off-Duty Staple For coffee strolls, dog parks, kindercare drop-offs, and other weekend activities, look to Ugg.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As of this Monday production has resumed, but the reverberations of the event reflects beer’s intrinsic tie to national identity (like Guinness to the Irish).
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Look for notes of maple, spice, and burnt orange peel, as the bourbon’s intrinsic character is augmented by this artful secondary maturation.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • On their walk home, Pérez’s daughter leaned over her brother and chided him for speaking Spanish in public.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Sheldon painting depicts a young Black man standing on a sidewalk dressed in a baseball cap, jeans and a loose, untucked, long-sleeve, button-down shirt, his arms outstretched, while white people in business attire walk past him in a blur.
    Todd Longwell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Wharton has played an integral part in Crystal Palace’s superb start to the season.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The contest, the first of its kind, is a cultural initiative promoted by the administration of Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, who seeks to change the narratives of violence in Mexican music as an integral part of her government’s policy for peace and against addiction.
    Natalia Cano, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Since they’re designed to last for generations, choosing the right pan is essential when the time comes.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Workers deemed non-essential are often furloughed, affecting the National Parks Service, NASA, and the Environmental Protection Agency, among others.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Constitutional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitutional. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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