as in approval
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
that plan has the approbation of the school board
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Recent Examples of approbation
On the floor, Biles’ every routine Tuesday received a studied silence, and every landing received raucous approbation.
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
But where the standard Meyers heroine would fuss herself into a fugue state of approbation, Anne remains oddly unruffled.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 29 June 2024
But this institutional approbation also posed a kind of creative challenge.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Saakashvili sought approbation from Western press and American politicians, but that doesn't lessen his achievements.
—Natalia Antelava, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2013
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
But where the standard Meyers heroine would fuss herself into a fugue state of approbation, Anne remains oddly unruffled.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 29 June 2024
But this institutional approbation also posed a kind of creative challenge.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Saakashvili sought approbation from Western press and American politicians, but that doesn't lessen his achievements.
—Natalia Antelava, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approbation
approval
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However, Xiaopeng has noted that while the G7 already delivers the intelligence and processing required for L3 operation, it will only be considered a true Level 3 car once hardware redundancy is fully implemented and the vehicle receives the necessary regulatory approvals.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Their approval to compete this September generated significant uproar, with many alleging Angelina Melnikova’s participation, in particular, violates FIG rules.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Approbation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbation. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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