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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
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.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
The genre by definition requires re-enactments, and does the act of gathering a bunch actors and going to Tehran (or Morocco) give more credibility to the project than having a computer do it?
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
The day brings indigenous Andean music, colorful traditional attire and historical re-enactments of Inca ceremonies.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
21 Jan. 2026
History sprang to life at Old Poway Park with historical re-enactments at the Rendezvous in Poway event.
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Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2025
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
The genre by definition requires re-enactments, and does the act of gathering a bunch actors and going to Tehran (or Morocco) give more credibility to the project than having a computer do it?
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
11 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
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Starting in the late 1950s and accelerating in the 1970s, several states enacted laws that required a date label on certain foods.
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The statement also said Blue Island police are focused on preventing crime, responding to emergencies and enforcing state and local laws, not federal immigration enforcement, as that’s the responsibility of federal agencies.
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For spring, the Docksides and Campsides models were reinterpreted in leather executions by historic American tannery Horween Leather Company.
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Since then, neither a bipartisan push to ban the practice nor a competing effort to bring nitrogen gas executions to Ohio has gone anywhere.
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Mills and Morand also highlighted more subtle acts of resistance.
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At Arista, Davis continued to work with culture-defining artists, signing acts including the Grateful Dead, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, and Annie Lennox.
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Even simple implementations can improve responsiveness without increasing staffing costs.
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These implementations were also instrumental in immediately communicating some of the trends driving new takes on the high-end fragrance category.
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Chula Vista, Coronado, Poway, San Marcos and Santee adopted ordinances last year to prohibit e-bikes for children younger than 12, and a pilot program under Assembly Bill 2234 beefed up e-bike laws.
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Other capital region law enforcement agencies have also taken steps to address the increase in incidents involving electric bikes and motorcycles, issuing citations or adopting local ordinances governing their use.
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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.
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There is the willful weakness of Congress, the overblown power of the Supreme Court and the improbability of new Constitutional amendments.
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When the packet goes before delegates, people can call to make amendments.
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The only pick lacking in accomplishments so far is Zaccharie Risacher, whom the Hawks took first in 2024.
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And at Eboigbodin’s official visit at UCLA, his birth family from Nigeria and host family in Southern California were able to come together for the first time, celebrating his accomplishments and giving the future Bruin confidence that UCLA was home.
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“Enactments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enactments. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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