enact
verb (used with object)
to make into an act or statute.
was enacting
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past progressiveof enact.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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So just what does 'Big Sam' make of football in 2025 seemingly adopting the playbook he was enacting more than 20 years ago?
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
In his opening statement, Garland announced the “criminal enforcement” his department was enacting in addition to the civil charges from Treasury and the CFTC.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2023
The British government on Thursday announced it was enacting protocols to ease shortages of penicillin medicines used to treat Strep A infections, allowing pharmacists to prescribe alternatives where stocks are low.
From Reuters ● Dec. 16, 2022
The following year, as the island was enacting economic changes that would allow greater free-market activity, he lobbied for President Raul Castro to do more.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
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
