as in enacted
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
wants the Congress to legislate new laws banning the use of these types of weapons
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Recent Examples of legislated
Although employer and consumer groups advocated for a benchmark payment rate to resolve surprise billing disputes between providers and insurers, Congress ultimately sided with providers and legislated an arbitration mandate.
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James Gelfand, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026
The city has debated, legislated and litigated cameras in public space for decades.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
In May, New Zealand proposed a ban on under-16 social media accounts, which would follow a similar age verification process as Australia’s if legislated.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
But integration can’t be legislated from the top down alone.
—Emeka Ajene, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The United States was Triumph’s most promising market, and because convertibles were nearly legislated out of existence at the time due to misguided Department of Transportation (DOT) roll-over worries, Triumph launched the TR7 as a coupe.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
In a global, flexible, digital workplace, boundaries cannot be legislated into existence.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
James Gelfand, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026
The city has debated, legislated and litigated cameras in public space for decades.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
In May, New Zealand proposed a ban on under-16 social media accounts, which would follow a similar age verification process as Australia’s if legislated.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
But integration can’t be legislated from the top down alone.
—Emeka Ajene, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The United States was Triumph’s most promising market, and because convertibles were nearly legislated out of existence at the time due to misguided Department of Transportation (DOT) roll-over worries, Triumph launched the TR7 as a coupe.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
In a global, flexible, digital workplace, boundaries cannot be legislated into existence.
—Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislated
enacted
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The key language in the amendment was also included in citizenship laws enacted in 1940 and 1952.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The ban was previously enacted in 2009 after a resident was mauled by a pitbull.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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