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Recent Examples of effectuate But more importantly, Republicans in Congress should unite, and then seek to find a few free-thinking Democrats, to effectuate what the administration will propose. The Editors, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025 Please take any necessary actions to effectuate this direction from leadership. Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025 The world is watching America rebuff allies while effectuating Putin’s plans. Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025 What is radically different from his first administration is the specter of mass deportations, and the slate of measures being put out to effectuate that, such as punishing local police officers who do not participate in the roundups of unauthorized migrants. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for effectuate
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Verb
  • As for tornado fatalities, this year, many of the twisters that caused deaths occurred in Missouri, Tennessee, and Mississippi, the Storm Prediction Center said.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 11 May 2025
  • O’Brien ranks 22nd in NCAA history in career caused turnovers with 160, which shatters Lacey Leigh Hentz’s previous school record of 146.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • The proprietary process recovers up to 98 percent of critical metals while minimizing contaminants, creating a ready feedstock for downstream refiners.
    William Jones, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • Numerous artists were tapped to create art pieces on display throughout the hotel.
    Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • That’s when Trump called for an aide to bring to him a stack of articles about violent attacks on white farmers and dim the lights to bring the room’s attention to a large flat screen TV set up along a wall of the Oval Office.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 22 May 2025
  • Preliminary purchasing managers’ index data will be released for France and the U.K. CNBC will also be bringing you interviews from the Barclays leadership conference, focusing on energy, geopolitics and sector-specific challenges.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • These aren't the first lawyers caught submitting briefs with fake citations generated by AI.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
  • While in-person sports betting decreased in 2024, mobile sports betting increased by around 50% and generated around $10.4 billion in revenue, according to the American Gaming Association.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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  • Margin anxiety nonetheless prompted HF Sinclair to pause what had been a budding streak of annual dividend hikes since a little before the corporate merger.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • That prompted the Open Championship winner to ask for relief.
    Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
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  • Like the Kearns have done, families could split into different rooms, as well, depending on the age of their children.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 May 2025
  • Additionally, if there are any steps that are confusing, now is the time to do the research or watch a video.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Verb
  • Decades of neoliberalism have produced communities in despair, disconnected from prosperity and too often ignored by our most powerful institutions.
    Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Time, 11 May 2025
  • The maker produced glassware throughout the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, offering everything from highballs to serving pieces.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025

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“Effectuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effectuate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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