enact
verb (used with object)
to make into an act or statute.
has been enacting
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present perfect progressiveof enact (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The 19-country area that uses the euro currency saw inflation reach a record 9.9% last month, and the European Central Bank has been enacting big rate hikes to combat it, with another expected next week.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
For half a century, Danish architect and writer Jan Gehl has been enacting a revolution in people-centred urban design.
From Nature ● Sep. 27, 2016
All this year, Wall Street has been enacting a financial version of The Perils of Pauline, with the customers playing Pauline.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few goats were browsing over this sleeping crater, which has been enacting the part of Rip Van Winkle for a score or more of centuries.
From Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands by Ballou, Maturin Murray
