as in authentic
being exactly as appears or as claimed
presumably his chauffeured limousine qualifies him as certified big shot
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as in guaranteed
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
experts certified the letter as indeed having been written by Abraham Lincoln
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as in authorized
to give official or legal power to
certified her as a teacher
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as in verified
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
please bring in a doctor's note to certify that you were really sick
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Recent Examples of certified
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Dahle is a certified public accountant for the state of Minnesota in the Department of Management and Budget.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
He is certified as a chief fire officer through the Center for Public Safety Excellence, according to the release.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Inspect Your Chimney Every Year Play it safe and have your chimney inspected by a certified chimney sweep every year.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Dahle is a certified public accountant for the state of Minnesota in the Department of Management and Budget.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
Maricopa County deputies, after getting 287(g) certified in 2007, carried out 11 immigration sweeps within five months outside a former furniture store in Phoenix that was a popular gathering spot for laborers.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
He is certified as a chief fire officer through the Center for Public Safety Excellence, according to the release.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certified
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The 19th-century sailing ship with authentic rigging was built in a parking lot outside their Toronto studio, with an ice esplanade to get up to it.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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What is no longer in alignment with your truth will be stripped away so that something authentic can take root.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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As long as your initial bet is $50, you will be guaranteed the $250 in FanCash.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mudslides are all but guaranteed in this scenario.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Funding for the purchase will come from bond proceeds that were authorized via a 2022 referendum.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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That changed after Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti issued legal opinions in 1980 and 1981 stating that agencies must cease operations during a lapse unless funding is authorized.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Then, within 24 hours of being at the lot, Beach said, their homelessness status will be verified by Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services and they’ll be placed on a priority wait list for a spot at a family shelter.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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The details of the case could not be independently verified.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Thune, due to the Senate filibuster, has been forced to take a more nuanced approach, using a combination of political pressure and genuine outreach.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement But political divisions remained because of genuine ideological differences.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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In September, Congress passed the Internal Security Act, which affirmed the State Department’s right to seize citizen’s passports.—
Time,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Earlier in the week, the firm’s China equity strategy team warned about rising market volatility, but affirmed expectations that domestic tech innovation will support market gains.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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In other news, the company has also unveiled a prototype of AI-enabled smart glasses for its delivery drivers.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Intransigence has been enabled for too long.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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But local journalists confirmed the video was of agents detaining a protester.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Alex Costa-Veiga was 14 years old when he was diagnosed with a medulloblastoma in December 2023, the Brain Tumor Research charity in England confirmed in a news release.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Certified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certified. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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