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
Verb
  • Senior quarterback Brady Cloherty threw a whopping seven TD passes after the Caravan (1-1) faced a 30-point hole in the second quarter.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The London musician’s forlorn and otherworldly new industrial track passes a sleepless night.
    — Marshall Gu, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of passes
Verb
  • From one vantage, Kardashian’s path to global superstardom was borne by a perfect storm of time, place, person, and opportunity—a convergence of the smartphone, social media, reality TV, and the changing conception of what constitutes a celebrity.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • There is little for police to do besides offer condolences, ask questions and carry out their legal duty to confirm the parents did nothing that constitutes a crime in Idaho.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 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
  • Hyper-scale data centers often demand new natural-gas power plants and transmission lines, and Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission approves or denies permits for such developments, with no requirement for input from local communities.
    — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Austin approves nearly thirty times as many building permits as Providence, adjusting for population size.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 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
  • The time of submission dictates the order in which names appear on the ballot.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Conventional wisdom dictates that signings from another league must adapt to English football.
    — Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of dictates

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“Enacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enacts. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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