constituting

verb

present participle of constitute
1
as in comprising
to be all the substance of nine players constitute a baseball team

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2
as in establishing
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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3
as in appointing
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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4
as in enacting
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 constituting The Hall of Fame inducts its four newest members, constituting the Class of 2024, at its annual ceremony held in Cooperstown, NY. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Varela alleges the employee hit his hand and his phone, constituting an assault. — Thom Jensen, NBC news, 20 July 2026 In some world models, the element of time is integral, constituting a fourth dimension. — Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 20 May 2026 However, despite constituting only about 2 percent of body mass, the human brain is proportionally heavier than that of most other mammals. — Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026 At its independence in 1960-1961, the two territories reunited and formed a federal state, with the French-speaking section constituting about 80% both in territory and population. — ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 Angola is a Christian-majority country, with Catholics constituting approximately 49% of the population. — Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026 Over 1 million civilians have been displaced by fighting in the south of the country, constituting around one-fifth of the country’s population. — David Miliband, Time, 9 Apr. 2026 These final days of Lent, constituting the most solemn season of the ecclesiastical year, will commemorate the passion and death of Christ. — From Staff Reports, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constituting
  1. comprising
  2. establishing
  3. appointing
  4. enacting
  5. composing
  6. initiating
  7. nominating
  8. passing
Verb
  • First, a dual-layer receiver comprising a perovskite laser cell coupled to a thermoelectric generator was designed.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • Source for add-on acquisitions comprising 75%+ of total buyout activity and PE dry powder figures.
    — Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of comprising
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  • Plants will spend a portion of this window simply establishing their root systems before even attempting production.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Those purveyors would handle all sourcing, hiring, and merchandising, and most of all, be responsible, in collaboration with the EDC, for establishing the 30% discounts.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of establishing
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  • Earlier attempts at appointing an AI CEO—NetDragon's virtual executive Tang Yu or Dictador's humanoid CEO Mika—never approached real autonomy; both functioned largely as decision-support experiments.
    — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Keegan managed Shearer both at Newcastle and England, immediately appointing his striker as captain for the national team.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 July 2026
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  • Last week, Carpenter told board members that enacting an 18-month moratorium could potentially lead to a lawsuit against the city.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Dog Days lends itself to exactly this kind of paranoid reading, not only describing but enacting the magical thinking of trauma survivors.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of enacting
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  • This time around, Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and eight-time Grammy winner Jon Batiste is composing the score.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 July 2026
  • The dots composing the words move up the screen while the rest of the pinpoints move downward, generating a visual opposition that the human mind can detect and discern.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Definition of composing
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  • Vowing retribution, Ravana steps in to restore his pride, initiating the conflict that leads to Sita’s abduction.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • Much of the remaining Sino-Soviet similarity changed again in the late 1970s as Deng Xiaoping steered China toward market economics, initiating almost fifty years of economic growth.
    — Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of initiating
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  • Some moderate Democrats fear nominating El-Sayed would put their party's hold on the Michigan Senate seat in jeopardy.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Multiple candidates have already hopped into the race to replace him, though the process for nominating a new candidate remains largely unclear.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of nominating
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  • It was instead caused by cold air plummeting to the ground from the upper levels of a passing thunderstorm, experts says.
    — Mark Price July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • On the council, Raman gave the DSA some of its biggest policy wins, strengthening renter protections and passing a significant reform to the city’s rent stabilization ordinance.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Definition of passing

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