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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
The 10 instruments being transported to the moon, which NASA said constitute the largest delivery to date under its Commercial Lunar Payload Services program or CLPS, will be put to use when the craft lands near a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Any new members would need to pay for themselves and increase revenue for the eight members that will constitute the conference in the summer of 2026.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
The athlete does not have any say in what constitutes those consequences, but they are agreed between the athlete and the doping authorities.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Additionally, in April 2015, Consumer Affairs Victoria launched an investigation into Gibson to determine if her actions constituted consumer fraud, The Guardian reported.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Any new members would need to pay for themselves and increase revenue for the eight members that will constitute the conference in the summer of 2026.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
The athlete does not have any say in what constitutes those consequences, but they are agreed between the athlete and the doping authorities.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Additionally, in April 2015, Consumer Affairs Victoria launched an investigation into Gibson to determine if her actions constituted consumer fraud, The Guardian reported.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitute
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Revenues from natural resources comprised 2.5 percent of budget revenue last year.—
Constant Méheut,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Black members comprised about 2% of the prestigious group and Latinos made up less than 2%.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Italian immigrants most likely brought it to the United States in the 19th century and established it in California in the late 1800s.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The actress established her career with major roles in Corrina, Corrina (1994) and Waterworld (1995) before Mars and Napoleon Dynamite (2004) introduced her to new audiences.—
Sezin Koehler,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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The programming shake-up is the first major change made by Ms. Kutler, who was appointed president this month.—
Benjamin Mullin,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Postal Service has a bipartisan board whose members are appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Democrats and postal workers oppose a merger.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Drouin fears what will happen to the lobster industry if the trade dispute persists and Canada enacts a retaliatory tariff on lobsters.—
Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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Tariffs on Canada and Mexico were delayed for a month, but Trump did enact a new 10% across-the-board tariff on Chinese products.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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Diversity Of Skills And Expertise High-performing executive teams are composed of individuals with complementary skills and experiences.—
Levi King,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from dermatologists.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
25 Feb. 2025
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Ocalan's momentous announcement is part of a new effort for peace between the group and the Turkish state, which was initiated in October by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's coalition partner, Devlet Bahceli.—
ROBERT BADENDIECK AND SUZAN FRASER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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In contrast, Musk's DOGE, established under President Donald Trump's administration, has initiated mass layoffs targeting approximately 200,000 federal employees so far in the month since Trump began his second presidency, and that number is likely to grow.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The 38-year-old actress is nominated for Best Actress for her role as Elphaba Thropp in Jon M. Chu's Wicked.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Wills was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the John Wayne-directed The Alamo in 1961.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Lamm, 43, had previously founded or cofounded five companies, each of which was ultimately acquired.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The orchestra was founded in 1947 and will be conducted by Jordan Kuspa.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Constitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitute. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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