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as in ascribing
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
accredits his good choice of movies to reading a reviewer who seldom steers him wrong
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2
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to
took a course that accredited her to teach first aid
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as in praising
to declare enthusiastic approval of
generally accredited as the finest American dramatist of the postwar generation
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as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
thus far the board has refused to accredit the school
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Recent Examples of accrediting
The school’s last review by the accrediting body was a decade prior, in 2015.
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Mattson has previously said the museum is working toward ending its probationary status with the national accrediting organization.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
The federal government has no formal authority over accrediting bodies, but they are indirectly bound to one another.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Per state law, police chiefs hired from outside of California must complete additional training through the state’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, the accrediting agency for officers in California.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, business schools are dealing with new market pressures, including global rankings that are now taking societal impact into account, and students, professors and accrediting bodies that increasingly value social responsibility.
—Andrew Gaudes, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Mattson has previously said the museum is working toward ending its probationary status with the national accrediting organization.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
The federal government has no formal authority over accrediting bodies, but they are indirectly bound to one another.
—Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Per state law, police chiefs hired from outside of California must complete additional training through the state’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, the accrediting agency for officers in California.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, business schools are dealing with new market pressures, including global rankings that are now taking societal impact into account, and students, professors and accrediting bodies that increasingly value social responsibility.
—Andrew Gaudes, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrediting
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Poor luck plagued him, but ascribing all of this outing to misfortune is misguided.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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The assembly occurs in parallel, enabling multiple devices to be fabricated on a single chip in one step, by simplifying production and preserving the performance benefits of 2D materials.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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If using a smartphone, NOAA recommends enabling night mode, disabling flash and relying on a tripod to stabilize the image.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In fact, constantly praising your Gen Z employees can become impractical and downright exhausting.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The museum was beloved by locals, who left online reviews praising the staff's work and their warm welcome.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, at the height of the pandemic, Kennedy petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke authorization of COVID-19 vaccines and refrain from approving any future COVID-19 vaccines.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The absence of a seventh council member to break ties is preventing any progress on approving a fiscal plan.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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The time to prepare for AI agents is now, and CISOs can start by establishing AI observability capable of tracking, auditing and attributing agentic behaviors across environments.—
Josh Lemos,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Kentucky reported at least 1,223 work zone crashes in 2024, with officials attributing seven deaths and 298 injuries to those crashes.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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The final draft Rule nonetheless included a section authorizing pretrial depositions by the government, which the Supreme Court rejected in its entirety without comment.—
Robert Anello,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The House is set to vote on an amendment that would repeal two laws authorizing the use of military force (AUMF) in Iraq after three members of the House Freedom Caucus broke with Republican leaders in the House Rules Committee on Tuesday.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
9 Sep. 2025
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While Nadella and the executive team are taking criticism from some staffers, Wall Street is applauding the company's growth and execution.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Their powerful performances prompted a 15-minute standing ovation, and the wrestler-turned-actor was seen tearfully applauding.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bethea said the fact that Sky Chefs has delayed ratifying their contract at BWI is a testament to its values.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Aug. 2025
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The United States has long upheld most tenets of UNCLOS, benefiting from its framework even without ratifying it.—
Kevin Green,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Accrediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrediting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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