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as in comprised
to be all the substance of
nine players constitute a baseball team
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as in founded
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 appointed
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 enacted
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 constituted
Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Then the doctors would bustle out to see their more appealing patients—the cheerily pregnant ones, whose deliveries constituted the bulk of their income and whose babies would be added to the collage of photos decorating their office walls.
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Melanie Thernstrom,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
In Houston, Homeland Security Investigations agents reviewed Neal’s phone and found hundreds of files that constituted child pornography, according to the complaint.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Some lawmakers have questioned whether that follow-on strike constituted a war crime.
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CBS News,
21 June 2026
In Kansas, more than 500 workers were terminated or took buyouts — a 32% scale-back that constituted the region’s largest USDA staffing reduction.
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Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Only one cast member has what could be constituted anything close to a normal speaking part.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
The administration argued that the fee constituted a monetary penalty that the president had lawful authority to impose under federal immigration law to restrict the entry of certain foreign nationals.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Then the doctors would bustle out to see their more appealing patients—the cheerily pregnant ones, whose deliveries constituted the bulk of their income and whose babies would be added to the collage of photos decorating their office walls.
—
Melanie Thernstrom,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
In Houston, Homeland Security Investigations agents reviewed Neal’s phone and found hundreds of files that constituted child pornography, according to the complaint.
—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Some lawmakers have questioned whether that follow-on strike constituted a war crime.
—
CBS News,
21 June 2026
In Kansas, more than 500 workers were terminated or took buyouts — a 32% scale-back that constituted the region’s largest USDA staffing reduction.
—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Only one cast member has what could be constituted anything close to a normal speaking part.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
The administration argued that the fee constituted a monetary penalty that the president had lawful authority to impose under federal immigration law to restrict the entry of certain foreign nationals.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituted
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For one thing, the Season 3 premiere would have made more sense as a finale, wrapping up all the build-up and political maneuvering that comprised so much of the previous season with some actual payoff.
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Thankfully for their fans, who comprised about 90 per cent of the attendance, Modric switched into defensive-masterclass mode.
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Dioz was co-founded by Johnny, 44, and his brother Tony in 2006.
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Love co-founded the Beach Boys in 1961 with his cousins Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson and friend Al Jardine.
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After the independence resolution was proposed, in June 1776, Congress appointed the Committee of Five (John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman) to draft the Declaration.
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And then there’s coach Mohamed Ouahbi – only appointed in March this year but who had been well established within the national team set-up – who has quickly made his stylistic mark.
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Florida enacted new laws cracking down on miscreants in the treatment industry.
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Passed as the second of three Reconstruction amendments, the 14th Amendment was enacted after the Civil War.
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The Jury will be composed of 24 students, each of them recommended by professors of film studies from various Italian universities, DAMS, and from Ca’ Foscari University in Venice.
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The administration has also assembled a Disaster Assistance Response Team composed of more than 250 people, including three specialized Urban Search-and-Rescue teams.
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In Wednesday's hearing, DHS said that a law established this year helped create a team that would provide resources to patients who experience disruptions in care.
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The bill also established new borrowing caps for parents and graduate students who take out loans, and imposed new restrictions for Pell Grants, among other measures.
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In the film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize nominated memoir, Betty escapes the clutches of her barbaric Iranian husband (played by Alfred Molina) and courageously smuggles herself and her daughter out of Iran.
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The president claimed Cook made misrepresentations on mortgage filings related to two properties, one in Michigan and another in Georgia, before she was nominated to the Fed by President Joe Biden in 2021.
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Congress passed a law making Independence Day a federal holiday on June 28, 1870.
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Marc Cucurella, on the left side of the box, passed in the middle to Mikel Oyarzabal.
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“Constituted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituted. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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