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as in to comprise
to be all the substance of
nine players constitute a baseball team
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as in to establish
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 to appoint
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 to enact
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 constitute
In court filings, prosecutors with the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office have argued the changes in eyewitness identification research do not constitute new evidence in Garner’s case.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
The boards don’t currently have enough members to constitute a quorum.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
In 2024, Taiwanese products constituted 3.6% of all U.S. imports.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt:
A 47-year-old woman from Bolingbrook was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property at 3:02 p.m. March 30 at the police station, 1350 Aurora Ave.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
The boards don’t currently have enough members to constitute a quorum.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
In 2024, Taiwanese products constituted 3.6% of all U.S. imports.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt:
A 47-year-old woman from Bolingbrook was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property at 3:02 p.m. March 30 at the police station, 1350 Aurora Ave.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitute
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In comparison, renewables comprise 22% of the electricity mix in the United States.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Noncitizen immigrants comprised almost 13% of the health care workforce in New York, almost 10% in Florida and 9% in California, researchers estimated.—
Ronnie Cohen,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Regional hubs have been established in North America, China, France, Sweden, and Spain to cover the specific requirements and automotive regulations of the respective countries.—
Jeanette Rohr,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Metcalf's family has also established a fundraiser for their expenses, which has raised nearly $250,000 on GoFundMe since April 2.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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And the real question in everybody’s mind, including at LVMH which just appointed one of its veterans to run its Watches Division, an indication of tougher times, is: will there be enough space for all these brands going forward?—
Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Since Slot was appointed last summer, the style and system have been tweaked, and Alexander-Arnold’s role has been adapted too.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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But these efforts would be fruitless unless states enacted legislation exempting sports betting from their anti-gambling laws.—
Martin Edel,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Market conditioned to rally We’ve been conditioned, since 1987, to expect market panics and crashes to be relatively short-lived and reversed by policy actions enacted by both the federal government and the Federal Reserve.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The presentation was brought to life at the start by a full orchestra performing a live rendition of the franchise’s familiar theme music, originally composed by John Williams.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Retired educators: The Retired Educators of Osceola County is composed of people who are retired from the field of education from anywhere in the country.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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In severe weather conditions, forcing or lift mechanisms, such as a cold front, dry line, or terrain, are needed to trigger rising air and initiate thunderstorm development.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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With the goal of providing even more supportive services, the Hispanic Health Council has initiated conversation with key education leaders to address the gaps in Connecticut education systems.—
Ken Barela,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2025
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Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls can be nominated at [email protected].—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Chen can most recently be seen in Sean Wang’s DiDi, for which she was nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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Alon-Lee Green, the founding co-director of Standing Together, a progressive grassroots movement, told CNN that young people aren’t at fault for the extremist attitudes that are dividing wider Israeli society.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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That policy was targeted last year in a letter sent to Disney’s top brass by America First Legal Foundation, a conservative group founded by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Constitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitute. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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