OK'ing

verb

variants or okaying
present participle of OK
1
as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory a judge will have to OK the search warrant

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2
as in accepting
to have a favorable opinion of I'm glad that my friends OK'd my choice of girlfriend

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for OK'ing
  1. approving
  2. accepting
  3. ratifying
  4. confirming
Verb
  • But the City Council still must take additional steps before public funding is put toward the project, including approving the issuance of bonds to fund the $600 million package.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Cooper also found that the Kennedy Center board had acted unlawfully in approving a two-year closure for renovations.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of approving
Verb
  • Now, a country shaped in part by that migration is accepting people the US wants to remove.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • For others, a substitute would require redesigning the component or accepting a performance reduction.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of accepting
Verb
  • Hence, the National Players Basketball Association plans to talk with the NBA about ratifying the CBA to alter spending restrictions.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The European Union and the United States took one ultra-laborious step forward in ratifying their bilateral trade deal in late June.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Definition of ratifying
Verb
  • Golden 1 Center later announced that the concert had been postponed, confirming that a member of the touring crew died.
    — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Measles cases have surged in Maryland, with state leaders confirming 14 new cases this week and outbreaks in three counties.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of confirming
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“OK'ing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/OK%27ing. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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