as in member
one of the parts that make up a whole
the soil contained all of the necessary constituents for growing crops
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Recent Examples of constituent
Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
The cap would increase by 1% each year. Republicans from states with high taxes like New York and California pushed House GOP leadership to further increase that cap to give their constituents a break.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 5 June 2025
Mara Karlin, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2025
In place of functional information, assembly theory relies on a number called the assembly index, which measures the minimum number of steps required to make an object from its constituent ingredients.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Hopefully, constituents in those districts will wake up at election time and send these representatives packing!
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
The cap would increase by 1% each year. Republicans from states with high taxes like New York and California pushed House GOP leadership to further increase that cap to give their constituents a break.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 5 June 2025
Adjective
Sometimes Congress emphasizes a different approach to meeting national security priorities; sometimes its choices are driven more by constituent job concerns.
—Mara Karlin, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2025
In place of functional information, assembly theory relies on a number called the assembly index, which measures the minimum number of steps required to make an object from its constituent ingredients.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituent
Noun
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Marcus Loew was a member of that first generation, who, owning a chain of theatres, went west to see whether he could get involved in actually making movies—like a modern-day tech tycoon with a platform looking for product.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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George acknowledges his dominant role but pretty much laughs off any frustration the other members might have felt.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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And as Golosio and his team knew, an ANN designed around a multi-component working memory model could be a powerful tool for processing and creating human-like communication.—
Ben Thomas,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2015
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Perceptual convergence of multi-component mixtures in olfaction implies an olfactory white.—
Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
20 Nov. 2012
Noun
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American pilsners are based upon German pilsners but can incorporate a wider variety of ingredients, including corn and can be described as falling between a Bohemian pilsner and German pilsner in terms of flavor.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Published alongside ingredients lists for the likes of Green Banana Chowder and Baobab Panko Salmon?—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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The basement of the two-family home where Jean’s body was discovered had been subdivided into single rooms separately rented out by individual tenants.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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Many experts advocate for training models in a multimodal manner rather than focusing on individual media types.—
Arun Shastri,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Noun
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By assessing population data, demographics and neighborhoods can be identified as lacking certain elements.—
FNU Anupama,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The new customization center will incorporate renewable energy with built in energy-efficient design elements in lighting, water consumption and overall layout.—
Lauren Parker,
Sourcing Journal,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Another factor causing relatively restrictive monetary policy for now is that headline inflation is running at 2.4% to May 2025.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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During a visit to the Tribune Editorial Board earlier this month, O’Neill Burke said one factor motivating the legislation was that during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were major delays for people applying for FOID cards through the state police.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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“Constituent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituent. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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