- present participle of constitute.
constituting
Example Sentences
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It found Kim guilty of manipulating the share price of Deutsch Motors, a South Korean car dealer, which it ruled a "collusive... trading act constituting market manipulation".
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
According to McKinsey & Co., the total quantum industry — computing, communications and sensing — could grow into a $97 billion market by 2035, with quantum computing constituting the lion’s share.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
This isn’t just an expensive proposition — it’s also a psychological danger, constituting behavior that is likely to get men to withdraw from the real world and attachments to real people.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025
County are natives of Mexico and Central America, Asian immigrants make up the second-largest group, constituting 16% of people in the county without legal authorization, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2025
They employed it to write syllables or letters constituting grammatical endings.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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