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 In subsequent decades, Congress enacted a series of major reductions to the estate tax. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Some states, including California, have enacted measures about AI, including requiring entities to be transparent when it is used. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 In the United States, at least 31 states have enacted local legislation with similar rules. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2026 If enacted, its effects might be felt from the capital markets to your retirement savings account. — Tzachi Zach, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026 Similarly, the interplay enacted in the exhibition between Jafa’s and Prince’s work forces us as visitors to actively participate in a practice of juxtapositional thinking ourselves, producing a momentum that is at once menacing and enlivening. — Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The legislature enacted the gun control law at issue by a partisan vote on May 26 and the Dooley’s decision drew predictable political reaction. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026 The report connected those cases to laws enacted by Democratic officials that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 Trump signed the bill into law last week but hasn't enacted the measures yet. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacted
  1. passed
  2. constituted
  3. approved
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  • These firms also passed a due diligence check, including any regulatory disclosures.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Vienna researchers found the clock’s signal changed slightly depending on where the laser passed through the crystal.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of passed
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  • This constituted an 85% year-over-year increase in economic impact compared to the 2025 show.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, in England and the United States and across continental Europe, statutes that punished idleness sharpened into vagrancy laws that gave police discretionary power to identify when a form of nonaction constituted criminal disorder.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of constituted
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  • This week, SpaceX moved one step closer to its goal of building its direct-to-device Starlink Mobile service after the FCC approved the aerospace company’s application to deploy and operate 15,000 next-generation Starlink satellites.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Capping them all is JPMorgan’s proposal to erect a £3 billion, 265-meter tower that will be London’s largest office building if its plans are approved.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of approved

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“Enacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enacted. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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