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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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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
Here, the re-enactments lack the level of panache that made Pez Outlaw so much fun, feeling more like a crutch than an additive aesthetic choice.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 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
On Sunday, the island will host multiple live re-enactments to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The Constitution expressly requires states to recognize the judicial enactments of other states' courts, and New York, unsurprisingly, is choosing to ignore that constitutional requirement.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
These enactments survived because the Supreme Court did not extend the First Amendment to the states until 1940.
—Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 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
On Sunday, the island will host multiple live re-enactments to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The Constitution expressly requires states to recognize the judicial enactments of other states' courts, and New York, unsurprisingly, is choosing to ignore that constitutional requirement.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
These enactments survived because the Supreme Court did not extend the First Amendment to the states until 1940.
—Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enactments
Noun
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The state lawyers argued the merger would run afoul of federal laws designed to protect against monopolies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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The state-level laws include limiting collection of certain personal information and requiring more transparency from companies.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Florida carried out 19 executions in 2025, a modern-era record.—
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Texas has historically held more executions than any other state.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In recent months, several female founders synonymous with the 2010s wave of millennial entrepreneurship have begun their second acts.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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Within a few years, Thayer’s band — Joe Rockhead, fronted by future Austin music fixture Bob Schneider — was one of the city’s most recognizable funk acts.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Mar. 2026
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Regardless of how the data is leaking, Salesforce is advising customers to ensure their implementations are properly configured, including the guest user accounts that ShinyHunters uses to obtain sensitive data.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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All three counties launched their implementations of CARE Court in late November or early December 2024, meaning that judicial branch numbers would be nearly identical to those for calendar 2025.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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After deliberations, council members largely agreed there should be no explicit ordinances about when during the meeting speakers can address non-agenda items, and the mayor can use his or her discretion about when to hear input, depending on the schedule of the meeting.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, Berkeley and Oakland passed ordinances outlawing discrimination based on family structure, including polyamorous relationships.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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They’ll also be forced to field any number of amendments Republicans bring up to alter the bill.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Trump also called for additional amendments to the bill, notably two provisions that have caused some confusion about the language in the latest version.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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It tap-taps on Bienville Street, where children dance for dollar bills with bottle caps on their feet, and pounds through the open doors on Bourbon, where a good fight is just one Jell-O shot away.—
Rick Bragg,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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That’s because lawmakers put outsized effort into a slew of dangerous and divisive bills that assault the basic rights of every Floridian.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Enactments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enactments. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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