enact
verb (used with object)
to make into an act or statute.
have been enacting
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present perfect progressiveof enact.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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Some, but notably not all, internet providers have been enacting measures to ease the strain.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2020
State governments have been enacting new laws to require Amazon.com Inc. and others to collect sales tax on online purchases so physical stores aren’t disadvantaged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2018
But in recent weeks, European countries from Sweden to Slovenia have been enacting new border controls, erecting border fences and discussing ways to better screen and register the migrants.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2015
In the absence of federal action, states legislatures have been enacting bans on controversial chemicals, creating a patchwork of restrictions and a regulatory challenge for companies.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2011
Suddenly the implication flashed over me, but before I could say anything Kennedy cut in, "Then Mr. Errol might have been enacting under hypnotism what were really his own feelings and desires?"
From The Treasure-Train by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
