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
If enacted, the toll system would further reshape global shipping routes at a moment when traffic through Hormuz has already collapsed due to the conflict.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Amid the rise of legal betting on college sports, the state enacted legislation in 2019 to exempt such records maintained by intercollegiate athletic departments.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
In reality however — and sadly — this structure gave way to constant battles and micromanagement, often preventing the mayor from improving the system and enacting any real change.
—Dennis Walcott, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Many Democrats don’t like subsidies that favor the rich, and many Republicans don’t like enacting new taxes to help pay for them.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Amid the rise of legal betting on college sports, the state enacted legislation in 2019 to exempt such records maintained by intercollegiate athletic departments.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
In reality however — and sadly — this structure gave way to constant battles and micromanagement, often preventing the mayor from improving the system and enacting any real change.
—Dennis Walcott, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Many Democrats don’t like subsidies that favor the rich, and many Republicans don’t like enacting new taxes to help pay for them.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enact
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In 2020, the Legislature passed a law barring trans women and girls from participating in women’s and girls sports.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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The measure passed, 363–117, killing the death penalty in France.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Coupled with a significant degradation of Iranian military power, something already underway, these objectives would constitute an acceptable end to the war.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2026
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Preventing the entry of the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Keeper of the Holy Land, moreover in a central solemnity for the faith such as Palm Sunday, constitutes an offense not only for believers, but for every community that recognizes religious freedom.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Critiques of the bill Cohen added that under international law, Israel’s parliament should not be legislating in the West Bank, which is not sovereign Israeli territory.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Republican National Committee on Monday of asking the Supreme Court to legislate from the bench by striking down late-arriving mail ballot laws, rather than having Congress or individual states pass laws ending mail ballot collection on Election Day.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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According to a March 24 Reuters poll, 35% of Americans approve of the strikes on Iran versus 61% who disapprove.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Baltimore is on the hook for $100,000, which was approved with the routine agenda at the beginning of the Board of Estimates meeting.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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Mars may try to push you into making an overly ambitious to-do list, so be sure to let the Moon in that more peaceful sector remind you to take a break!—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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But what is ultimately to be gained by making this a hammy, Neil Simon-esque romp?—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enact. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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