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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No pattern enacted on these buttons will safely land a four-hundred-ton jetliner, flaring and bouncing and settling heavily onto its twenty-two wheels while the spoilers on the wings snap up and the jets scream in reverse and the passengers sigh in relief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Republican lawmakers also passed a spending package last year — enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — that included provisions expected to reduce ACA enrollment and was cited among factors fueling higher premiums this year.—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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“Legislated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislated. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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