as in to enact
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
wants the Congress to legislate new laws banning the use of these types of weapons
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Recent Examples of legislate
There's little sign Indiana lawmakers will legislate this problem away in the short term.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
So rather than legislate away the waitlists, the prevailing strategy is to go through an exercise of finding inefficiencies in Medicaid and scrutinizing eligibility ― through another piece of legislation, Senate Bill 2 ― in the hope that the cost savings will negate the need for them.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The ban positions the UK among the first countries in Europe to legislate against disposable vapes, following similar moves in France and Belgium.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Several Republicans questioned why the bill was attempting to legislate for federal changes that hadn’t yet happened.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
So rather than legislate away the waitlists, the prevailing strategy is to go through an exercise of finding inefficiencies in Medicaid and scrutinizing eligibility ― through another piece of legislation, Senate Bill 2 ― in the hope that the cost savings will negate the need for them.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The ban positions the UK among the first countries in Europe to legislate against disposable vapes, following similar moves in France and Belgium.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Several Republicans questioned why the bill was attempting to legislate for federal changes that hadn’t yet happened.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislate
enact
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Congress enacted these subsidies during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure people had health insurance.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Some updates are needed Much has changed in the decades since Congress wrote the law, but Congress has not enacted updates to keep up.—
Anna Kirkland,
The Conversation,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Legislate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislate. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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