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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
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
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
All in all, a looming spread of these laws, including potentially having federal enactments too, puts AI makers in potential trouble and will inexorably squash the use of AI as a mental health tool.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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
All in all, a looming spread of these laws, including potentially having federal enactments too, puts AI makers in potential trouble and will inexorably squash the use of AI as a mental health tool.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enactments
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Cameron Winklevoss The cofounder of crypto platform Gemini and early Bitcoin billionaire is a consistent GOP donor lobbying for clear crypto laws.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Due to the state's open records laws, the lottery must, upon request, release the name and city of the winner.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Indonesia’s last executions, of a citizen and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The autocratic czarist regime ruled with an iron hand and suppressed opposition through censorship, banishment, and executions.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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It will be performed in two acts with an intermission.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Ware also noted that the CSIS study left off incidents that others might call acts of left-wing terrorism.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Should the town change any ordinances or rules to alter how development occurs?—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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This week, the cities of Lee’s Summit and Independence passed ordinances setting limits on how and where city vendors and events can operate during the World Cup.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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This includes a customizable home screen that can display time, temperature, weather, humidity, outdoor air quality, and more (versus a static screen), and energy-saving implementations that can either run automatically or require you to opt-in through the Google Home app.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
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So, expect to see various implementations using Nvidia’s GB10 super chip, like Acer's Veriton GN100 AI Mini Workstation, which arrives in December.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Fifteenth Amendment of the US Constitution was the last of three amendments made after the end of the Civil War as part of the Southern Reconstruction.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ingoglia and DeSantis want Florida voters to mandate tax cuts through constitutional amendments next year, which could include eliminating property taxes on primary residences.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Imagine a telco app with an integrated AI assistant that can manage plans, optimize bills, and recommend new services.—
Astha Bhardwaj,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Chen’s Prince Group employs thousands of people and bills itself as one of the biggest conglomerates in Cambodia, with investments in luxury real estate, banking services, hotels, major construction developments, grocery stores and even luxury watches.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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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
Cite this Entry
“Enactments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enactments. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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