as in passing
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 enacting
The campaign included videos of the students re-enacting scenes from the film and posting them online with the hashtag #bacontopayson.
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Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Attaining Reimbursement Parity While states are making progress in enacting parity laws between telemedicine and in-hospital providers, the exact wording varies by state.
—Jason Povio, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Light rain began to fall in California Wednesday afternoon as the state braced for the arrival of a major Pacific storm by enacting road closures and issuing evacuation warnings in parts of Los Angeles and Malibu vulnerable to mudslides and debris flows.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Texas has a long history of proposing and enacting laws that restrict transgender rights.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Others went further, banning stay-at-home orders, limiting emergency declarations, and blocking local governments from enacting stricter health measures than their state.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
After initially enacting tariffs on goods coming from Canada, Mexico and China on Tuesday, the president postponed most of those placed on Mexico City and Ottawa.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
One way for Congress to avoid that fate is to uphold its long-standing tradition of holding NIL hearings without enacting actual legislation.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Here's what may cost more The United States will be enacting 25% duties on all Mexican goods and most Canadian goods, and 20% on all imports from China.
—Ece Yildirim, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Attaining Reimbursement Parity While states are making progress in enacting parity laws between telemedicine and in-hospital providers, the exact wording varies by state.
—Jason Povio, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Light rain began to fall in California Wednesday afternoon as the state braced for the arrival of a major Pacific storm by enacting road closures and issuing evacuation warnings in parts of Los Angeles and Malibu vulnerable to mudslides and debris flows.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Texas has a long history of proposing and enacting laws that restrict transgender rights.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Others went further, banning stay-at-home orders, limiting emergency declarations, and blocking local governments from enacting stricter health measures than their state.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
After initially enacting tariffs on goods coming from Canada, Mexico and China on Tuesday, the president postponed most of those placed on Mexico City and Ottawa.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
One way for Congress to avoid that fate is to uphold its long-standing tradition of holding NIL hearings without enacting actual legislation.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Here's what may cost more The United States will be enacting 25% duties on all Mexican goods and most Canadian goods, and 20% on all imports from China.
—Ece Yildirim, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacting
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Critically, Villa’s left-back must show composure in possession during their build-up, where he is expected to stay deep, receive under pressure and provide a passing option, as shown here against Arsenal in January.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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It has been referred to a House committee after passing the Senate.—
Brooke Conrad,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2025
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Dating back to Harry Truman’s administration, every other president started their term with a majority of the country approving of their performance in Gallup polling.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Quinnipiac poll also showed that 56 percent of voters disapprove of pausing all military aid to Ukraine, with 70 percent of Republicans approving of such a move.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Homan said Monday that sanctuary policies in Boston and Massachusetts were making communities less safe, because of the disconnect between local and federal agencies.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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There are genuine questions of fairness about altering the schedule in favour of Champions League teams — particularly in England where there are four sides competing for three top positions — but actively making things harder is something that should be moved away from.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Enacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enacting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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