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 The rest of the network enacts the decision, as other genes are activated or suppressed farther downstream, but isn’t active in it. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacts
  1. passes
  2. constitutes
  3. legislates
  4. approves
  5. ordains
  6. dictates
Verb
  • If the measure passes, expect a highly spirited game of hide-the-loot.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Locally, rate pressure remains high for the rare instances in which cargo passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of passes
Verb
  • Others said the approach OpenAI and other AI companies have taken to solving mathematical problems constitutes an assault on mathematics as a human academic discipline.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • While the advantages of retinoids like retinol—firmer, clearer, and brighter skin—are essentially fact at this point, what constitutes the best retinoid is a bit more debatable.
    — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 7 Oct. 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
  • Families can stay as long as necessary, as long as the county approves them.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • If the court approves the settlement, cash payments will be issued 120 days after final approval.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 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 most recent 10-year plan that dictates water allocation among the seven basin states, tribal nations, and Mexico expires at the end of this year.
    — Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Army regulation dictates that at least two media outlets should be selected to witness the execution.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of dictates

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“Enacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enacts. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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