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 state passed an emergency rule late Tuesday enacting the cuts, though court challenges are still pending.
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Jonathan Appelbaum, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
DeSantis prohibited districts from enacting a mandate in schools and allowed parents to choose whether to send their children in masks.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Mamdani, though, had previously specifically promised to appoint only board members committed to enacting no increases during the four years of his first term.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Crockett emphasized that people need to play their part in enacting change.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Less budget allocations should enacting a more equitable tax system that includes corporations and billionaires paying their fair share.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
There may be room for work in the area of repealing legislation rather than enacting new laws to help increase the access to the health care system.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Other countries, meanwhile, are enacting new laws to limit social media for children.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Los Angeles Times has carried out multiple rounds of layoffs in recent years, most recently enacting another 6% reduction to its newsroom in mid-2025.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Jonathan Appelbaum, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
DeSantis prohibited districts from enacting a mandate in schools and allowed parents to choose whether to send their children in masks.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Mamdani, though, had previously specifically promised to appoint only board members committed to enacting no increases during the four years of his first term.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Crockett emphasized that people need to play their part in enacting change.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
Less budget allocations should enacting a more equitable tax system that includes corporations and billionaires paying their fair share.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
There may be room for work in the area of repealing legislation rather than enacting new laws to help increase the access to the health care system.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Other countries, meanwhile, are enacting new laws to limit social media for children.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Los Angeles Times has carried out multiple rounds of layoffs in recent years, most recently enacting another 6% reduction to its newsroom in mid-2025.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacting
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Of course, there are also regions that have hot, ionized material in the way, such as around active galaxies or in passing through galaxy clusters that have hot, X-ray emitting intracluster mediums.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Slovenian center, who is retiring this spring after 20 seasons in Los Angeles, is just five points away from passing Marcel Dionne to become the Kings’ career scoring leader.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The 2025 New York City Marathon had a record 59,226 participants, nearly 11,000 of which were 25- to 29-year-olds, constituting the largest cohort of runners at nearly 25%.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Difficulty breathing, seizures, excessive bleeding, shock, poisoning, heatstroke and snake bites are some of the more obvious situations constituting an emergency.—
Lisa Bloch,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Unfortunately, the legislative branch shows little appetite for legislating.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the United States, the states are legislating and enforcing their own AI rules even as the federal government in 2025 moved to prevent state action and loosen the reins.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, a CNN poll found Republicans broadly supportive of the strikes, with about three-quarters approving of the military action compared with roughly one-third of independents and fewer than one in five Democrats.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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That's a significant shift from last month, when Emerson reported a near-split approval rating, with 43% approving and 45% disapproving.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Not making enough stops defensively to thwart the Heat while subsequently only hitting 7 of 21 attempts in the final 12 minutes doomed the Hornets.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Pirates were making their fourth consecutive state tournament appearance.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Enacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enacting. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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