enactments

noun

plural of enactment
1
as in laws
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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2
as in executions
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 enactments The result is Ba’s Book, which mixes vérité documentary, re-enactments by family members in Vietnam and actors, as well as travelog into a heartfelt family film. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Featuring interviews from a wide range of people across the ideological spectrum, as well as top-tier acting talent for historical re-enactments, this is a prestige series that's worth checking out. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026 The day brings indigenous Andean music, colorful traditional attire and historical re-enactments of Inca ceremonies. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 Barbie Ferreira stars as a young woman working as a content moderator for a TikTok-like video platform, discovers what appears to be re-enactments of murders from the original film. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026 Volkspele were historical cosplay events for preteens, musical re-enactments of the Great Trek — the 19th-century migration of Afrikaner settlers away from British rule, heading inland in ox-wagons, that has been mythologized through tales of women and children crossing the Drakensberg barefoot. — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026 Instead, in order to protect their identities, their words are read aloud during re-enactments by powerhouse actresses such as Emma Thompson (who squeezes herself beneath an axle) and Kate Dickie (performing, as the nurse, on all fours on Kenmure Street itself). — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026 Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s film uses drone footage and re-enactments to tell the story of eight passengers dangling from a cable car over a ravine after a wire snaps. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026 History sprang to life at Old Poway Park with historical re-enactments at the Rendezvous in Poway event. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enactments
  1. laws
  2. executions
  3. acts
  4. implementations
  5. ordinances
  6. fulfillments
  7. amendments
  8. accomplishments
Noun
  • Representatives Lori Trahan and Jay Obernolte have advanced the FRONTIER Act, which would authorize government intervention against risky models and override some state laws.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The company notes that schedules may change because of local laws or other requirements.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • Florida led the way, with more than half of the executions this year.
    — Nate Perez, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In recent years, only a few countries have been known to conduct public executions, notably Iran and Afghanistan.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • The three-part series takes audiences through the life of Harry Houdini, from his childhood through some of his most elusive acts as an illusionist during the early 20th century.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Allegations went beyond the workplace Police said Carroll was caught on surveillance video and had also filmed himself committing the acts, then posted the videos online.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • The earbuds also support Dolby Atmos immersive audio, which is more subtle than some spatial audio implementations.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At Bank of America, Gopalkrishnan said the company evaluates AI implementations across 16 risk dimensions, including privacy, bias, workforce implications and intellectual property.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • Multiple Mecklenburg towns have passed ordinances cracking down on ebikes in recent months, and a Charlotte City Council committee asked Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police to draft a proposal for city ordinance changes in August.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The attorneys have also said the district court has no jurisdiction to enforce Keller’s city ordinances — that the city, as a home-rule municipality, has the sole authority to enact and enforce local laws.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of ordinances
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  • If everything else goes to plan, Tentsile will begin early fulfillment deliveries in May and standard fulfillments in August.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.
    — Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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  • Parliament’s lower house dominates the legislative process, but the Senate plays an important role in passing constitutional amendments and approving Constitutional Court judges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The resolution of the war was these amendments, the 14th Amendment specifically.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • The idea came from Christeson’s emphasis on representing and celebrating the style and accomplishments of the actual professional women whom the garments are intended for.
    — Clara Hillis, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Droog takes time to savor his accomplishments while also dealing with years of repressed emotions.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplishments

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“Enactments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enactments. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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