enact
verb (used with object)
to make into an act or statute.
are enacting
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present progressiveof enact.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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While federal law doesn’t bar prepayment requests for nonemergency services, some states are enacting laws to address aspects of the trend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
By comparison, states in the U.S. are enacting laws almost by the month.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2022
“We need to be ensuring that we are enacting policies that stabilize or improve the environment, that really don’t neglect the science.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2022
States and local governments across the US have taken note of how food waste and climate change intertwine and are enacting pilot programs or new rules to crack down on waste.
From The Verge ● Dec. 22, 2021
Little towns are like little children in this respect, that they interest most when they are enacting native peculiarities unconscious of beholders.
From Desperate Remedies by Thomas Hardy
