as in passing
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 enacting
The kingdom’s market regulator is enacting a fresh wave of measures to encourage foreign investment in the country’s stock market after the index declined 13% in 2025 and was flat in 2024, lagging global emerging market peers.
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 Jan. 2026
California has a responsibility to use all available tools to protect residents and set an example for other states by enacting protective legislation.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Many states are new enacting or widening already broad religious and conscientious exemptions.
—Richard Hughes Iv, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
The San Diego City Council ended 2025 — a year that brought wildfires to the forefront of people’s minds — by enacting a controversial new set of fire prevention rules.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Starring Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough as the psychotic couple enacting his redemption plan, the film is described as a sharp social commentary.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
The answers may be obvious, but enacting them is never easy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2026
Mamdani, though, has specifically promised to only appoint board members committed to enacting 0% increases in each of the four years of his first term.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
In doing so, the village joined scores of other suburban municipalities enacting similar legislation in response to resident concerns about safety.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 Jan. 2026
California has a responsibility to use all available tools to protect residents and set an example for other states by enacting protective legislation.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Many states are new enacting or widening already broad religious and conscientious exemptions.
—Richard Hughes Iv, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
The San Diego City Council ended 2025 — a year that brought wildfires to the forefront of people’s minds — by enacting a controversial new set of fire prevention rules.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Starring Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough as the psychotic couple enacting his redemption plan, the film is described as a sharp social commentary.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
The answers may be obvious, but enacting them is never easy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2026
Mamdani, though, has specifically promised to only appoint board members committed to enacting 0% increases in each of the four years of his first term.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
In doing so, the village joined scores of other suburban municipalities enacting similar legislation in response to resident concerns about safety.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacting
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Purdy overcame two interceptions in the season opener to lead a fourth-quarter comeback for a 17-13 win but managed just 127 yards passing in the rematch in Week 18.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Jan. 2026
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Doctors initiate the process before passing cases to the County to assess their merits, who in turn refer the potential conservatees to a judge.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Poehling challenged Thomas Harley and held onto the puck long enough to free up Alex Killorn for an easy goal, but the officials waived it off because Poehling had skated into DeSmith, constituting goalie interference.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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That 28-point plan was rejected by critics as constituting a Ukrainian capitulation.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
16 Dec. 2025
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That means taking a commonsense business approach to legislating rules to govern NIL.—
Eddie Edwards Jr,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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People who aren’t legislating—just performing.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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The agency ended the year by approving two different drugs for gonorrhea, the first new options for the disease in decades.—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Trauernicht, 46, is accused of approving McFadden’s fraudulent timesheets while seeking a romantic relationship with her.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Garcia was last seen making a purchase at a local grocery store — identified by CBS affiliate KREM as a Rosauer's — in the evening hours of July 6, 2016, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Barra says the focus now is on making cars more affordable, incorporating artificial intelligence and new technology like Google Gemini to make the vehicles safer and appealing to the consumer.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Enacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enacting. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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