enacted

verb

past tense of enact
as in passed
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration

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Recent Examples of enacted If the executive order is enacted and ultimately upheld by the courts, states would have to provide lists of eligible voters to the federal government, and any mail-in ballots would only be sent to people on those lists. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The problem is that those court orders conflict with guidelines enacted by conferences such as the SEC and Big Ten. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Monterey Park became the first city in the country in June to permanently ban data centers by a popular vote, and at least four other San Gabriel Valley cities have enacted moratoriums. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 They were first enacted in 2021 during the Biden administration. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Following Miller’s and Young’s plea agreement, Missouri lawmakers were divided in their opinions on whether to change the sweeping stand-your-ground laws enacted in 2016. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 The monarch is also required to rubberstamp any acts of legislation or decisions approved by the Council of State before they can be countersigned by the prime minister and enacted. — James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 If enacted, the Clarity Act would expand the agency’s authority. — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Since Australia's law came into force, countries including Canada, Brazil and Indonesia have enacted bans too, while many other countries are studying or developing laws. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacted
  1. passed
  2. constituted
  3. approved
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  • From the moment Billie learns about Sophie-Rose, the teenager who inherited her legendary fake ID after it was already passed down to multiple other Gen-Z blondes, she’s obsessed.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That's a fraction of the roughly 130 vessels that passed through the vital waterway daily before the war began.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of passed
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  • Engineers reviewed the process and defined what constituted success, while hardware safeguards such as operating limits, interlocks and emergency stops restricted what the agent could do.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The court also heard testimony from Christine Reglin, a special agent with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, who maintained that the agency didn’t think Fatherley’s actions that night constituted a crime.
    — Sofi Zeman August 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of constituted
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  • The National Capital Planning Commission approved preliminary site and building plans for the arch on July 9.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • If approved and financed, the first ReFirm project is expected to put Sweden on a path toward its first new nuclear generation in decades, with the first BWRX-300 unit targeted for operation in the mid-2030s.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of approved

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“Enacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enacted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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