as in to pass
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 enact
As for regulating the use of AI for mental health, a few states enacted new policies last year.
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 1 June 2026
In more recent years, far-right conspiracy propagators have alleged that global political and business elites worship Moloch in secret and enact policies to appease the sadistic deity.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Louisiana enacted a new map of congressional districts Friday designed to help Republicans pick up a seat while eliminating one of the state's two majority-Black House districts, both of which are represented by Democrats.
—Jack Brook, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2026
Boston and Cambridge enacted vaccine mandates during the smallpox epidemic of 1901, and Jacobson refused.
—Diana Gitig, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2026
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 1 June 2026
In more recent years, far-right conspiracy propagators have alleged that global political and business elites worship Moloch in secret and enact policies to appease the sadistic deity.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Louisiana enacted a new map of congressional districts Friday designed to help Republicans pick up a seat while eliminating one of the state's two majority-Black House districts, both of which are represented by Democrats.
—Jack Brook, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2026
Boston and Cambridge enacted vaccine mandates during the smallpox epidemic of 1901, and Jacobson refused.
—Diana Gitig, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enact
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Our ancestors—the hard-working, long-suffering peasant women who told these stories to each other and passed them down the generations through the oral tradition—knew everything there was to know about adversity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The massive red-brick building opened in 1900 and 12 million immigrants passed through its halls before the island closed in 1954.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Some lawmakers have questioned whether that follow-on strike constituted a war crime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Democrats have said her failure to appear for that deposition constituted noncompliance with the subpoena.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Could the festival legislate on this too in the future?—
Norine Raja,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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Silver is effectively trying to legislate effort because his previous incentives rewarded teams for being dumpster fires.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Crucially, the documents insist that Patriot Front members only use propaganda, including slogans, logos and imagery, created by the group’s innermost leadership and approved by Rousseau himself.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Officials in Seattle voted to approve a one-year moratorium on new large-scale artificial intelligence data centers to allow time for the city to regulate the projects.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The Dodgers’ offense managed just five hits against Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez, and were robbed of two by center fielder Jorge Barrosa, who made diving catches on line drives hit by Will Smith and Andy Pages.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The products are paraben free and not tested on animals, while the bottles are made from biopolymers that are fully recyclable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enact. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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