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
Working with an enacting bill that has already been signed into law, people could exempt $125,000 from the value of personal property that’s used to make money for their business.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
Private equity firms argue that states enacting health care regulations may see less overall investment going to their states.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
State law bars cities, counties and other local governments from enacting their own gun, stricter regulations.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
In a dressing room, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end concentrates while practicing carrying his then-girlfriend during the Tortured Poets Department section of the three-hour show, with the scene cutting to the couple re-enacting it in full costume on stage.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Democratic elders have sought to cast blame on Republicans for the shutdown, arguing it could be averted if the GOP agreed to attach provisions to the CR enacting healthcare reforms.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
California made history Wednesday by enacting the first law in the United States to define and ultimately ban unhealthy ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, from meals served to over one billion California schoolchildren annually.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The organization states that 30,000 residents of Amsterdam have already signed a petition in favor of enacting concrete plans and policies to limit mass tourism.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Proponents maintain that state-of-the-art battery energy storage systems are safe, but more localities are enacting moratoriums.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
Private equity firms argue that states enacting health care regulations may see less overall investment going to their states.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
State law bars cities, counties and other local governments from enacting their own gun, stricter regulations.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
In a dressing room, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end concentrates while practicing carrying his then-girlfriend during the Tortured Poets Department section of the three-hour show, with the scene cutting to the couple re-enacting it in full costume on stage.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Democratic elders have sought to cast blame on Republicans for the shutdown, arguing it could be averted if the GOP agreed to attach provisions to the CR enacting healthcare reforms.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
California made history Wednesday by enacting the first law in the United States to define and ultimately ban unhealthy ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, from meals served to over one billion California schoolchildren annually.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
The organization states that 30,000 residents of Amsterdam have already signed a petition in favor of enacting concrete plans and policies to limit mass tourism.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Proponents maintain that state-of-the-art battery energy storage systems are safe, but more localities are enacting moratoriums.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacting
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The Eagles were outgained 504-221 in the loss, with Dylan Lonergan finishing 12-of-19 for 117 yards passing while being sacked three times before he was pulled in favor of backup Shaker Reisig, who was 3-of-10 with an interception.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Performance in English language arts remained stagnant compared with last year, with 40% of students passing, according to the data.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Amazon is the leading provider of cloud infrastructure and platform services, constituting over 41% of the market, according to market research group Gartner.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Akyol mentioned that Williams remains focused on capturing incremental data center opportunities, targeting 6 gigawatts in total capacity, with the Socrates project constituting only 400 megawatts.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
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While legislating to force Europeans to only buy new EVs by 2035, its parliamentarians failed to notice only China had the technology to supply them at affordable prices.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday was the first full day back for members of Congress after an annual monthlong break from legislating.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) has had a busy 10 months-plus advancing legislation, approving nominations, conducting oversight, and also chairing the National Republican Senatorial Committee in the lead-up to the 2026 midterm elections.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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This reduces the chance of someone accidentally approving a scam link or letting malware spread.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Khalil Mack and Denzel Perryman were activated, with Denzel starting and making the first tackle.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Pineiro finished off the second half’s opening drive with a 43-yard field goal, pushing the lead to 13-3 and making him 17-of-17 on field-goal attempts since replacing Jake Moody in Week 2.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Enacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enacting. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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