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put in force

VERB

enact

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish appoint decree determine establish execute formulate institute pass ratify

STRONG

command constitute dictate effect effectuate fix make ordain order proclaim railroad sanction set steamroll transact

WEAK

bring about carry through get the floor jam through make into law make laws put through railroad through vote favorably vote in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon deny fail miss refuse veto

STRONG

destroy disallow discourage disorganize dissuade forget halt ignore neglect prevent

WEAK

hinder repeal stop

Example Sentences

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The Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning had been put in force for all of Tonga.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2022

The JPA, which was put in force Jan. 20, set a six-month timeline for a permanent, comprehensive agreement.

From Washington Post

Only twice before, during the two world wars, had the act been put in force; it had never been applied in peacetime.

From Time Magazine Archive

Minister of Public Works Giuseppe Togni put in force a new traffic code.

From Time Magazine Archive

His hand closes, on hers, as if the prohibition was to be put in force at that moment and by physical agency.

From Dorrien of Cranston by Mitford, Bertram

put in force

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