as in passed
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 enacted
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration had enacted a supplementary budget of 3 trillion yen to shield households from rising energy costs, months after passing the yearly budget.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 June 2026
While the Supreme Court lifted tariffs on many goods, ruling that the executive order used to impose them was unconstitutional, tariffs on auto parts were enacted under a different authority, and remain in place.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 June 2026
Trump has been making these kinds of threats since the tax was enacted in 2019.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Britain will use a similar model to Australia, which enacted a ban last December, the government said.
—Paul Sandle, USA Today, 15 June 2026
The industry argued that New York’s public nuisance law is preempted by the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, enacted by Congress in 2005.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
At a time when Maryland was being flooded with revenue due to inflation and bracket creep, increasing revenues from a progressive income tax enacted by the outgoing Mandel administration, Hughes proposed no major spending programs.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026
County health officials have enacted hiring freezes, consolidated services, reduced overtime and taken other cost-cutting measures in anticipation of the losses, resulting in about $230 million in savings.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Mazurek points to water restrictions implemented by several communities and burn bans enacted in some areas due to dry conditions.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 June 2026
While the Supreme Court lifted tariffs on many goods, ruling that the executive order used to impose them was unconstitutional, tariffs on auto parts were enacted under a different authority, and remain in place.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 June 2026
Trump has been making these kinds of threats since the tax was enacted in 2019.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Britain will use a similar model to Australia, which enacted a ban last December, the government said.
—Paul Sandle, USA Today, 15 June 2026
The industry argued that New York’s public nuisance law is preempted by the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, enacted by Congress in 2005.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
At a time when Maryland was being flooded with revenue due to inflation and bracket creep, increasing revenues from a progressive income tax enacted by the outgoing Mandel administration, Hughes proposed no major spending programs.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026
County health officials have enacted hiring freezes, consolidated services, reduced overtime and taken other cost-cutting measures in anticipation of the losses, resulting in about $230 million in savings.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Mazurek points to water restrictions implemented by several communities and burn bans enacted in some areas due to dry conditions.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacted
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The bill passed unanimously in the state Senate in January.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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More than a decade has passed since Cristiano Ronaldo last played a football match in the United States.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Pinney’s bold and free conception of how a drama is constituted, and its inseparability from time and memory, displays a rare associative virtuosity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Only one cast member has what could be constituted anything close to a normal speaking part.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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Cuba’s Communist Party has approved 176 free‑market measures, which are described as the most sweeping economic overhaul since the revolution, dismantling pillars of state control and decentralizing a system battered by crisis.—
Andrea Rodríguez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The Cuban government this week approved a package of 176 economic reforms that would significantly alter parts of the socialist model that has governed the island for more than six decades.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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“Enacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enacted. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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