1
as in act
a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development
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as in execution
the doing of an action
the enactment of the crime is suggested but never actually shown on screen
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Recent Examples of enactment
These enactments survived because the Supreme Court did not extend the First Amendment to the states until 1940.
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Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Current members would have 180 days from enactment to divest their holdings or put them into a blind trust.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Current members would have 180 days from enactment to divest their holdings or put them into a blind trust.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Three years later, her hybrid doc Four Daughters — part testimony, part re-enactment — bowed at Cannes, went on to win the prize for best documentary, and was nominated for an Oscar.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Current members would have 180 days from enactment to divest their holdings or put them into a blind trust.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Current members would have 180 days from enactment to divest their holdings or put them into a blind trust.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Three years later, her hybrid doc Four Daughters — part testimony, part re-enactment — bowed at Cannes, went on to win the prize for best documentary, and was nominated for an Oscar.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enactment
Noun
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The attack was widely condemned in the Middle East and beyond as an act that could escalate tensions in a region already on edge.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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KPop Demon Hunters transforms loving your favorite artist from a hobby into an act of creation itself.—
Yvonne Kim,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This pamphlet was written after Paine narrowly escaped execution during the Terror.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Sep. 2025
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Fantastic execution by everyone by the whole team.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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The grants were allocated under President Joe Biden's signature Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, an anti-gun violence law signed after the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Aside from his signature 2021 criminal justice bill, Cooper signed legislation into law in 2020, allowing judges to reduce mandatory minimum sentences mandated by law for drug offenders.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
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Order up a successful implementation.—
Jeff Kiesel,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Months after the 2021 policy implementation, Bueckers signed her first NIL deal, a multiyear partnership with apparel and sneaker marketplace StockX.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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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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Because Lewis’ legislation is a constitutional amendment, the changes to the voter threshold would have to be approved by voters on a statewide ballot measure in 2026.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Most soil amendments take a while to become incorporated in gardens and lawns, and many take a year or more to start benefiting plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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And capturing demand requires cash on hand to keep up with inventory, advertising, and fulfillment expenses.—
Eric Youngstrom,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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And yet there is a quiet fulfillment in removing one at a time.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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While Charlestown doesn’t have an official International Dark Sky designation, local lighting ordinances and regulations help keep light pollution low, making the night sky here among the clearest on the East Coast.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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The shooting led to Mayor Quinton Lucas calling for stricter parking lot security, days after a new ordinance was referred to the City Council’s Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Enactment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enactment. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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