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
David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
Only 35% of S & P 500 Energy constituents are above their 50-day moving average and an abysmal 30% of constituents are above their 200-day moving average.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The meeting was tamer than some constituent meetings held by Republicans, who hold majorities in the House and the Senate.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
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Noun
After the Senate vote Thursday, Kiley again made sure constituents knew Newsom had been hurt.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
Only 35% of S & P 500 Energy constituents are above their 50-day moving average and an abysmal 30% of constituents are above their 200-day moving average.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Adjective
All four are constituent elements of the balance of power.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The meeting was tamer than some constituent meetings held by Republicans, who hold majorities in the House and the Senate.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituent
Noun
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Advertisement Advertisement Here are the 24 cast members of Season 50 and what to know, or remember, about each of them as the long wait until next year marches on.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
29 May 2025
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Precious little time was devoted to customers or frontline employees, and far more to meetings, investors, and board members.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
28 May 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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Preventives containing ingredients such as chlorantraniliprole are more bee-friendly than other products that are neonicotinoids, such as imidicloprid, says Potter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
27 May 2025
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The lunar elixir, from the Ugly Delicious section of Fura’s Journal of Future Foods menu highlighting retail-imperfect ingredients, was a sensory bait and switch.—
Adam Erace,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The move will likely escalate political tensions between the Trump administration and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Democrats in Congress denounced the federal government overruling an individual state's decision, along with Republicans rule-skirting legislative approach.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Each bag was packed with individual envelopes containing $500 in cash, the outlet reports.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Staking peonies with peony cages offers the plant support and keeps it upright even through the elements.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2025
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Welcome to Sliders, a weekly in-season MLB column that focuses on both the timely and timeless elements of baseball.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Why this degree of recognition was delayed is, in all likelihood, due to a combination of factors.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Photos from the main camera are binned by a factor of four, resulting in final shots of 12.5MP.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 May 2025
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“Constituent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constituent. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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