as in enacting
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 legislating
Bellin said legislating around the issue is difficult because lawmakers don’t want to create rules that would exclude evidence truly relevant to any case.
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Maria Sherman, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Critiques of the bill Cohen added that under international law, Israel’s parliament should not be legislating in the West Bank, which is not sovereign Israeli territory.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Instead of threatening or legislating credit card issuers, there’s an easier solution.
—Howard Dvorkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the legislative branch shows little appetite for legislating.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
In the United States, the states are legislating and enforcing their own AI rules even as the federal government in 2025 moved to prevent state action and loosen the reins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
The White House has begun taking note of which House Republican lawmakers are missing votes, particularly those who are focusing their energy more on campaigning than legislating, The Washington Post’s Kadia Goba reports.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
That means taking a commonsense business approach to legislating rules to govern NIL.
—Eddie Edwards Jr, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
People who aren’t legislating—just performing.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Maria Sherman, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Critiques of the bill Cohen added that under international law, Israel’s parliament should not be legislating in the West Bank, which is not sovereign Israeli territory.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Instead of threatening or legislating credit card issuers, there’s an easier solution.
—Howard Dvorkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the legislative branch shows little appetite for legislating.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
In the United States, the states are legislating and enforcing their own AI rules even as the federal government in 2025 moved to prevent state action and loosen the reins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
The White House has begun taking note of which House Republican lawmakers are missing votes, particularly those who are focusing their energy more on campaigning than legislating, The Washington Post’s Kadia Goba reports.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
That means taking a commonsense business approach to legislating rules to govern NIL.
—Eddie Edwards Jr, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
People who aren’t legislating—just performing.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislating
enacting
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Taking away rights, limiting the ability of non-whites to vote and enacting laws that divert government funds into their own pockets.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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An interim report from the Royal Commission released in April, which examined the capacity of Australian law enforcement and the security services to respond to antisemitic crimes, recommended that Australia’s leaders prioritize enacting nationally consistent gun laws and a weapons buyback.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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“Legislating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislating. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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