as in member
one of the parts that make up a whole
the soil contained all of the necessary constituents for growing crops
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Recent Examples of constituent
Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Reassembling the constituent parts of other movies into a new movie.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
Benjamin Schneer, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
In the same way a representative in Congress is fighting for their constituents.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Noun
This makes sense: There’s an alchemy to combining words and pictures, much like how a great song can blend lyrics and music into something better than its constituent parts.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Reassembling the constituent parts of other movies into a new movie.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
Adjective
With reelection in the general assured, candidates are focused on catering to their own party base, which tends to be a more extreme subset of their constituents.
—Benjamin Schneer, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
In the same way a representative in Congress is fighting for their constituents.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituent
Noun
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Advertisement Johnson became the first member of his family to attend college, and stayed at LSU for law school.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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The remains of another adult woman were also identified, but her name is being withheld at the request of family members.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And as Golosio and his team knew, an ANN designed around a multi-component working memory model could be a powerful tool for processing and creating human-like communication.—
Ben Thomas,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2015
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Perceptual convergence of multi-component mixtures in olfaction implies an olfactory white.—
Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
20 Nov. 2012
Noun
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The schedule is tough, but the ingredients are there for Utah to be a Big 12 title sleeper.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Slight differences in the type of rice and the way the flour is processed can create big differences in the final texture and composition of dishes that feature the ingredient.—
Alma Avalle,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Trump amps up his attacks on CEOs and other executives Trump has long used social media and his other public statements to cajole, criticize and praise companies and individual CEOs.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Either pinch individual leaves from the plant or use clean pruning shears to cut 6-inch stems about 1 or 2 inches from the base of the plant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On the other hand, cooking methods like baking, boiling, and mashing don’t usually add these elements.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
8 Aug. 2025
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Creating Demi was not as simple as halving each element.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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All these factors combined pointed to one likely explanation.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Even though Singapore's inflation has recently cooled to a four-year low, the country still has one of the highest costs of living, according to multiple surveys, due to structural factors like expensive housing and import costs.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Constituent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituent. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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