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
Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
That earned her the respect of other lawmakers, community members and constituents who saw her as a leader, a mentor and a friend — and someone who, behind the scenes, was a force to be reckoned with.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
This chemically rearranges seawater molecules (hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium chloride) based on their constituent ions’ charge, resulting in the production of an acid (hydrochloric acid) and a base (sodium hydroxide).
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Publicly, both leaders took extreme stances calculated to satisfy their respective constituents.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
That earned her the respect of other lawmakers, community members and constituents who saw her as a leader, a mentor and a friend — and someone who, behind the scenes, was a force to be reckoned with.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Advertisement De León declined to say whether Perez, who handles constituent services in his office, made the recording of Jurado’s remarks, which first appeared Monday on the website of the Westside Current.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
This chemically rearranges seawater molecules (hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium chloride) based on their constituent ions’ charge, resulting in the production of an acid (hydrochloric acid) and a base (sodium hydroxide).
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituent
Noun
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Most viewers approved of the speaker of the House having a member of Congress removed from the chamber for interrupting Mr. Trump's speech.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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But the chief justice has continued to attend, while other members of the court have long ago stopped going.—
Adam Liptak,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 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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In a farm-to-facial approach, each ingredient is harvested on-site, and the products are scientifically tested in its Sausalito lab and Botnia Atelier treatment room.—
Morgan Tilton,
The Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2025
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The ingredients are tossed with the seasoning blend and added in three intervals based on their cooking times.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Finding the correct balance between security and individual rights is a hard task that necessitates considerable consideration.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The power of strategic communications could come into play for those individual CEOs leading corporate turnarounds — such as Brian Niccol at Starbucks, Kelly Ortberg at Boeing and Gil West at Hertz.—
Eleanor Hawkins,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And after last year enjoying his second-most productive RBI season (104) and matching the second-most home runs of his career (27) while helping spark the Royals at last back to the postseason, it’s all made for another element in the formula of how to manage him.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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The element of luck in the draft selection process often provides a conundrum to NBA executives, who are terrified of taking a major swing only to have their future determined by an unlucky bounce of a ping-pong ball.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Experts speaking to Newsweek have shared their fears that the rates of vaccination, among other factors, could make the recent measles outbreak more likely to grow.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The office confirmed that foul play is not suspected as a factor in the deaths at this time, but the cause of death has not been determined.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Constituent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituent. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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