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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
In court filings, prosecutors with the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office have argued the changes in eyewitness identification research do not constitute new evidence in Garner’s case.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
The boards don’t currently have enough members to constitute a quorum.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
In 2024, Taiwanese products constituted 3.6% of all U.S. imports.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt:
A 47-year-old woman from Bolingbrook was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property at 3:02 p.m. March 30 at the police station, 1350 Aurora Ave.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
The boards don’t currently have enough members to constitute a quorum.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
In 2024, Taiwanese products constituted 3.6% of all U.S. imports.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt:
A 47-year-old woman from Bolingbrook was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property at 3:02 p.m. March 30 at the police station, 1350 Aurora Ave.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitute
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In comparison, renewables comprise 22% of the electricity mix in the United States.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Their faculties comprise some of the cleverest lawyers in the land.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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Coogler established himself, with Creed and his two Black Panthermovies, as a filmmaker with propulsive, novel takes on franchise fare.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Smithsonian Institution was first established by Congress with funding from British scientist James Smithson.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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And the real question in everybody’s mind, including at LVMH which just appointed one of its veterans to run its Watches Division, an indication of tougher times, is: will there be enough space for all these brands going forward?—
Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Bondi is set to serve as chair of the special unit while Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was appointed to serve as vice chair.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Florida Sheriff's Association announced in February that all county jails had signed agreements in compliance with a state law enacted in 2022.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Republicans are hoping to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, which caps how much money the Treasury Department can owe to pay the country’s bills, by up to $5 trillion this year as part of a larger package to extend expiring tax cuts enacted through Trump’s signature 2017 tax law.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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At the microscopic level, fluids are composed of particles—little billiard balls bopping around and occasionally colliding—and Newton’s laws of motion work well to describe their trajectories.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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New Shepard is composed of both a rocket and a crew capsule, which is outfitted with large windows for its passengers to gaze out of during the roughly 11-minute spaceflight.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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The recall, initiated by Blooming Import Inc. in Brooklyn, New York, affects 74 cases of Golden Crop Candy, which included the dyes Blue 1, Red 40 and Acid Red 18, which were not listed on the product label.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Businesses are wary of making those investments, citing uncertainty in operating conditions initiated by Trump’s tariff push, which has been rolled out in fits and starts.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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Lyonne received widespread acclaim for the role, nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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To determine the South’s top small towns to visit, travel experts nominated regional destinations with fewer than 25,000 residents.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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This particular narrative arc started in 2014, when Markle founded her lifestyle blog The Tig.—
Alanna Bennett,
refinery29.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Junior Invitational, founded in 2011, features 36 boys and 24 girls competing.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Constitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitute. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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