enacts

verb

present tense third-person singular of enact
as in passes
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration

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Recent Examples of enacts Trump quickly enacts a temporary 10% global levy using a different law. — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Undaunted, Demczur used his squeegee blade to carve a hole in the plaster so the men could kick through the wall to escape—a process Demczur re-enacts for the series. — ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026 The leader who takes bodyful ownership of their life and enacts disciplined practices to sense its rhythms will not only enjoy greater harmony and wellbeing but bring greater coherence to their work and to their world. — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 On just one unchanging set, an old-time concert hall designed by Rachel Hauck and made appropriately ominous, a tiny ensemble enacts a whole Greek tragedy of love and sacrifice that goes from the land of the living to the underworld and back. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 He gets framed by Foster’s kingpin and then enacts a revenge campaign. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 July 2026 Students, parents and community activists are hoping the board enacts the policy before the first day of school in August. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 14 July 2026 Until Congress enacts a uniform national ban on partisan gerrymandering, the amendment’s advocates argue New York shouldn’t fight with its hands tied behind its back. — Jeffrey M. Wice, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026 The Attorney General enacts California’s laws and can bring litigation against companies or the federal government on behalf of state residents. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacts
  1. passes
  2. constitutes
  3. legislates
  4. approves
  5. ordains
  6. dictates
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  • Re-entry is not permitted for general admission ticket holders; VIP, Deluxe and Deluxe+ passes allow in-and-out privileges.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Congress swiftly passes a resolution to uphold the civil rights of Muslims and Arabs, urging Americans to remain united.
    — Reshma Memon Yaqub, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of passes
Verb
  • There is no definition in the laws of football of what constitutes persistent infringement.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That conflict constitutes both the present and the future of America’s culture war.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of constitutes
Verb
  • An authoritarian government does that arithmetic out loud and legislates against the projection.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Through the years, Dargan was involved in high-profile issues in the legislature because the public safety committee legislates guns and gambling.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of legislates
Verb
  • The amount a lender approves for a mortgage may not reflect what a homebuyer can comfortably afford.
    — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Happen Bank approves personal loans from $1,000 to $75,000, although the amount you're approved for depends on your credit history, income, debt-to-income ratio and other factors.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of approves
Verb
  • And one of the tenets of that faith is that God ordains everything.
    — Scott Pelley, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of ordains
Verb
  • Maintaining voter lists is the responsibility of states, not the federal government, as the Constitution dictates that states control elections.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For a precision folding bike where millimeter-perfect alignment dictates how smoothly the hinges open and close, keeping the metal perfectly straight is a manufacturing advantage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of dictates

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“Enacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enacts. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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