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
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.
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Jeffrey M. Wice,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
Instead, the measure freezes corporate net operating loss and enacts taxes on social media companies, digital assets, fantasy sports, tobacco and sports betting on prediction market websites.
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Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
The Act would cease to apply the moment the federal government enacts overlapping requirements.
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Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
The Attorney General enacts California’s laws and can bring litigation against companies or the federal government on behalf of state residents.
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Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
If the federal government enacts the Basic Coordination plan, the bureau will keep scrambling to make emergency decisions to ensure Powell and Mead are operable.
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
However, the ruthless King Saran (Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor) has suppressed magic users and enacts a rule of terror, which Zelie hopes to end in order to reunite Orisha’s clans.
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Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
In this light, the death penalty becomes not merely a tool of criminal justice but a declaration of supremacy – an instrument through which the state enacts its divine mandate.
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Arie Perliger,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
The siting of the rites at the Colosseum—where it has been held since 1964, echoing a practice from the eighteenth century—means that the Pope enacts Jesus’ final hours not in a Baroque basilica but against the backdrop of the Roman Empire, which exercised power through violence.
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Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Jeffrey M. Wice,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
Instead, the measure freezes corporate net operating loss and enacts taxes on social media companies, digital assets, fantasy sports, tobacco and sports betting on prediction market websites.
—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
The Act would cease to apply the moment the federal government enacts overlapping requirements.
—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 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
If the federal government enacts the Basic Coordination plan, the bureau will keep scrambling to make emergency decisions to ensure Powell and Mead are operable.
—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
However, the ruthless King Saran (Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor) has suppressed magic users and enacts a rule of terror, which Zelie hopes to end in order to reunite Orisha’s clans.
—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
In this light, the death penalty becomes not merely a tool of criminal justice but a declaration of supremacy – an instrument through which the state enacts its divine mandate.
—
Arie Perliger,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
The siting of the rites at the Colosseum—where it has been held since 1964, echoing a practice from the eighteenth century—means that the Pope enacts Jesus’ final hours not in a Baroque basilica but against the backdrop of the Roman Empire, which exercised power through violence.
—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacts
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If your plants are looking wilted or their pots are drying out super-fast, consider temporarily moving them to a lightly shaded section of your patio or garden until the heat wave passes.
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Independence Day morning offers one of the best opportunities in decades, as the distant ice giant passes extraordinarily close to Mars in the predawn sky.
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The debate over what constitutes equal opportunity will continue.
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And, as to what constitutes an emergency, the president gets to decide, allowing him, as Lincoln put it, to make war at pleasure.
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Through the years, Dargan was involved in high-profile issues in the legislature because the public safety committee legislates guns and gambling.
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Congress still legislates, albeit at a glacial pace.
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If the House approves the committee’s recommendation, and the Department of Justice decides to pursue charges, Joseph could face a fine of up to $100,000 and prison time for up to a year.
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The slides are well polished, the recommendations are clear, and the CEO approves everything within hours.
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And one of the tenets of that faith is that God ordains everything.
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Logic therefore dictates that American policy needs to deny it every pathway for turning those aspirations into a weapon – not simply the most obvious one.
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The moon will never completely free itself from Earth, though — physics dictates that the drift will stop after about 15 billion years.
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