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as in to comprise
to be all the substance of
nine players constitute a baseball team
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as in to establish
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
a fund was constituted to help needy students attend the prep school
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as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the legally constituted authorities with jurisdiction in this matter
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as in to enact
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
charged with enforcing such regulations as are constituted by the government
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Recent Examples of constitute
The better, more-daring version of Get Hard would scuttle political correctness, gay panic, and outmoded ideas about what constitutes masculinity.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Alan Butler, a lawyer and executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, argues that DOGE’s access likely constitutes an egregious violation of the Privacy Act, which prohibits unauthorized disclosures of personal data.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
That's likely cold comfort for the artist advocating for prompting alone to constitute authorship.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2025
Black and Hispanic workers represented 9% and 15% of the workforce respectively, despite constituting higher percentages of the population, the data showed.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Alan Butler, a lawyer and executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, argues that DOGE’s access likely constitutes an egregious violation of the Privacy Act, which prohibits unauthorized disclosures of personal data.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025
That's likely cold comfort for the artist advocating for prompting alone to constitute authorship.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2025
Black and Hispanic workers represented 9% and 15% of the workforce respectively, despite constituting higher percentages of the population, the data showed.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitute
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There’s now nearly an 8,000 point gap between the four women who comprise the sport’s two top teams and the rest of the tour.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2025
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Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
9 Feb. 2025
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She's steadily established herself as a plastic surgery influencer, so to speak.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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McNamara said his experience in the Marine Corps is helpful in establishing division of labor and using a chain of command and coordinating different functions for a common goal along with developing organizational strategies and goals.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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The county Board of Supervisors will appoint Gibson — who will take sponsor group training before being seated as a new member — likely in March.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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At the time, Warner Bros. appointed Kids, Young Adult and Classics president Tom Ascheim to manage the Wizarding World and Potter franchises, which include theme parks, tours and the $9.1 billion-grossing theatrical library that spans the Harry Potter and spinoff Fantastic Beasts titles.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Ivanhoe grant marked only the latest fallout in the Kansas City metro from the wave of spending cuts and reductions enacted since President Donald Trump took office.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
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Some states are already making moves President Biden’s administration largely blocked states from enacting work rules of their own and required 10 states to remove the requirement for Medicaid coverage.—
Amanda Seitz,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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It is composed of 16 players, eight elected and eight appointed by the Player Directors.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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South Florida’s soil, composed of layers of sand and porous limestone, has always posed a challenge for developers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Learn the logistics of initiating withdrawals, rollovers and managing tax withholding.—
Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2025
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The measures can either be initiated by residents themselves, through signature-collection efforts, or by local lawmakers, depending on the state.—
Kiara Alfonseca,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Trump nominated Ed Martin, an election denier who was outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, to be U.S. attorney for Washington.—
David Leonhardt,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Chalamet, who's nominated for leading actor for A Complete Unknown, wore a classic black Bottega Veneta suit with a black T-shirt underneath and black dress shoes for his big night.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Ellsworth Cemetery was founded by a small cadre of Black Civil War Veterans in 1876 to provide a burial ground for the African American community in and around Westminster.—
Diane Boettcher,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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Flos was founded in Merano, Italy, in 1962 and boasts an extensive catalogue of iconic lamps created by legendary design names — Philippe Starck, Patricia Urquiola, Ron Gilad, Michael Anastassiades and Vincent Van Duysen among them.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Constitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitute. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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