Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for enact. Search instead for phenaci.
Definitions

enact

[en-akt] / ɛnˈækt /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Congress has sometimes taken decades to enact rules for other revolutionary technologies, from electricity to airplanes.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

Morgan Stanley’s Erik Woodring speculated in a July note that Apple could enact a $200 price increase across the entire iPhone 18 lineup.

From MarketWatch Sep. 7, 2026

Mamdani remains popular and influential, commanding high approval numbers from likely voters and acting as a kingmaker for candidates who can enact his affordability agenda.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Some have demanded the city more thoroughly investigate whether municipal finances or policies were compromised and enact safeguards.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Then she could enact Plan Melodramatic Aru and get herself out of this mess and never ever ever lie again.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Golding is writing about the instability of the self, after all, and his prose enacts that instability: shifting perspectives and uncertain ground, relieved by moments of sudden, disquieting clarity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Then, Broad enacts the exact same scene with more precise moves and an impressive leap.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2025

Simply put, the tax code touches on every aspect of American life, and we need a well-run IRS to ensure that the policies Congress enacts and entrusts to the IRS are properly administered.

From Slate Jan. 29, 2025

The Taoiseach said he had waited until now because he wanted the Finance Bill, which enacts the Budget changes and contains new tax provisions, to be passed.

From BBC Nov. 6, 2024

In a separate act, the Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, which outlaws slavery in the territories north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi Rivers.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

In 2021, it enacted a so-called news media bargaining code aimed at pressuring Meta and Google into commercial deals with publishers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

But there is often turbulence when a ban is enacted.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

I think we have enough evidence right now to look at what that change has enacted.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

ICI wrote that Florida enacted a measure and “prematurely” allowed over $1 billion in securities to escheat to the state.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Although the convict laws enacted during this period are rarely seen as part of the black codes, that is a mistake.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

District Court Judge Indira Talwani, a federal judge in Massachusetts, who will decide in the coming days whether to issue a permanent ban on enacting the system for this election.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

But the spokesperson stressed Kosovo would focus on enacting its deal with Denmark "before entering into any new agreement of a similar nature".

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Strong majorities of Californians believe democracy is under attack and support enacting a new state Voting Rights Act to prohibit discrimination and efforts to suppress voting, a poll showed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

They do so by enacting new constitutional text via Article 5.

From Slate May 26, 2026

Luckily, she had lost her voice, and she could only smile and shrug and wave her arms gracefully, like fronds, as the children tried to guess what sort of charade she was enacting.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




Vocabulary lists containing enact


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training