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
Now the challenge for Natthaphong is to build on Move Forward’s remarkable showing in 2023 to win sufficient seats in the upcoming ballot to form a government and enact a bold agenda of decentralization, deregulation, and reducing the political influence of the military and royal palace.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
The subsidies—which were first enacted on an explicitly temporary basis during the pandemic before being renewed in 2022—are set to expire at the end of this year.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Some Republicans who have opposed the health care law since it was enacted under former President Barack Obama are suddenly open to keeping the tax credits.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Which faction would win such a battle will never be known, however, because a year after the bill was signed and after lengthy negotiations, a compromise was worked out and quickly enacted.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
The subsidies—which were first enacted on an explicitly temporary basis during the pandemic before being renewed in 2022—are set to expire at the end of this year.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Some Republicans who have opposed the health care law since it was enacted under former President Barack Obama are suddenly open to keeping the tax credits.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Which faction would win such a battle will never be known, however, because a year after the bill was signed and after lengthy negotiations, a compromise was worked out and quickly enacted.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enact
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Congress then has 45 days to pass a bill to approve the president’s request.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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That deal was struck in lieu of a retaliatory capital tax on foreign investors that was passed in the House version of the bill but was later removed by the Senate.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
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The incursion comes as a UN commission alleged Israel’s war in Gaza constituted genocide, accusations that Israel denies.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Short-Term Hustle Versus Long-Term Gratitude Numerous organizations' short-term profit strategies create adverse effects that damage customer trust and long-term satisfaction, constituting the tip jar.—
Boris Kontsevoi,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The case centers on whether the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has the right to regulate sports event contracts, preempting New Jersey's right to legislate and regulate sports gambling.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lawmakers who have not been elected by DC residents and have slim knowledge of DC laws have NO place trying to legislate for us.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The United States has approved the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Peru to support the South American country's counternarcotics and counterterrorism operations.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Despite being used frequently in cosmetics, Crodafos CES had to first be tested and approved by the FDA to make it onto the Inactive Ingredient Database.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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That irritation makes the airway more twitchy, more inflamed and prone to narrow.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Overall, aspirin makes the environment more challenging for cancer to get a foothold in, particularly for people with the genetic makeup predisposed to dysregulated cell function, where cancer cell growth and division is more likely.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enact. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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