as in to pass
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration
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Recent Examples of enact
But this is the most restrictive outdoor ban ever to be enacted.
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 June 2025
However, Trump has enacted two executive orders in his second term extending the deadline for the ban.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 June 2025
Senate Republicans on Saturday narrowly voted to advance a sprawling 1,000-page bill to enact President Trump’s agenda, despite the opposition of two GOP lawmakers.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 June 2025
If these Medicaid cuts are enacted, the most marginalized among us will suffer first — and most.
—Pia Valvassori, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 June 2025
However, Trump has enacted two executive orders in his second term extending the deadline for the ban.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 29 June 2025
Senate Republicans on Saturday narrowly voted to advance a sprawling 1,000-page bill to enact President Trump’s agenda, despite the opposition of two GOP lawmakers.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 June 2025
If these Medicaid cuts are enacted, the most marginalized among us will suffer first — and most.
—Pia Valvassori, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enact
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The Atlantic storms list for 2025, for instance, specifies that Andrea and Barry are next in line, the same names of storms that last passed through the Atlantic in 2019.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
29 June 2025
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Vance joined the holdouts for another round of talks that cleared the way for the motion to pass.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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Since the revolution, citizens have continued to gather to exercise free speech and to debate what constitutes civil liberties and human rights at Faneuil Hall.—
Lisa Meyers McClintick,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Last week, senior US District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that Trump had not satisfied any of the requirements that must be met to call up a state’s National Guard and that the demonstrations did not constitute an insurrection.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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Southern states argued that their rights to legislate independently superseded federal attempts to guarantee civil liberties.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
18 June 2025
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Bill that threaten to undermine the Government’s careful and consultative approach to legislating on copyright and AI development.—
Philip Salter,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Two more property insurers have been approved to serve Florida’s beleaguered homeowner market, the state Office of Insurance Regulation announced.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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In 2023, the PSC approved a $400 million rate increase for BGE delivery rates despite opposition from consumer advocates and the Baltimore City Council.—
Emily Scarr,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
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Flowering dogwood makes a gorgeous specimen growing one to two feet per year and maturing at 15 to 25 feet tall and wide.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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Known for her directness and honesty with players, the former Netherlands international makes decisions based on what is best for the team.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enact. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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