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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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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
Though framed as a request for information, Levine’s letter signals that Florida’s campaign against accrediting bodies — once focused on general university oversight — is expanding into medicine, one of the most tightly regulated sectors of higher education.
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Some Republican states are pushing to reduce the American Bar Association’s long domination in accrediting law schools.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2026
The bill provides a new definition of an accrediting agency.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Feisel also was involved with ABET, the organization responsible for accrediting engineering programs.
—Amanda Davis, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2025
But a school can’t go a decade without checking in with the accrediting body, which is why there are other reports, including an interim report midway through the cycle.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Dec. 2025
Neither the accrediting agency nor the university specified which specific financial issues led to the probation.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
The school’s last review by the accrediting body was a decade prior, in 2015.
—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
Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Some Republican states are pushing to reduce the American Bar Association’s long domination in accrediting law schools.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2026
The bill provides a new definition of an accrediting agency.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Feisel also was involved with ABET, the organization responsible for accrediting engineering programs.
—Amanda Davis, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2025
But a school can’t go a decade without checking in with the accrediting body, which is why there are other reports, including an interim report midway through the cycle.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Dec. 2025
Neither the accrediting agency nor the university specified which specific financial issues led to the probation.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
The school’s last review by the accrediting body was a decade prior, in 2015.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrediting
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The group immediate drew praise on social media for not ascribing the cancellation to anything beyond the most obvious factors.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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Wednesday’s verdict in Los Angeles on the ninth day of jury deliberations shows the difficulty of ascribing how much social media is to blame for youths suffering varying degrees of distress.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 2026
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The science is getting better, enabling more organs to be used from patients who die older, sicker or further from a hospital.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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In the ’90s, the blockbuster sales of two flea-and-tick medications, Frontline and Advantage, demonstrated untapped demand, and then intensified that demand by enabling new levels of indoor intimacy between dogs and people.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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The president has surely been pleased that a friendly new Post opinion page has written columns so regularly praising his foreign policy acumen, and supporters of Ukraine may also be grateful.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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Franklin’s post, which included a time lapse of her artistic process, accrued hundreds of comments praising her work as well as the film’s decision to hire a human artist for the project.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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The Supreme Court on Monday essentially gave them a green light to proceed by approving a request to expedite the court’s formal judgment.—
Kim Chandler,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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County supervisors recently voted to hit restart on a proposal to put a 25-acre community park in Alpine, unanimously approving a new environmental impact report after a conservationist lawsuit derailed the project last year.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The Jets tried to downplay the significance of Hellebuyck’s words, attributing them to normal emotions that follow a playoffs miss.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Ross defended the decision, pointing to the budget gap and attributing part of the shortfall to the Tarrant Appraisal District delaying new home assessments until next year.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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The bill also levels up some program implementation with advances in technology, from using GPS and satellite mapping to promote precision farming to authorizing virtual fence technology in some grazing practices.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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Creating a requirement for a certification vote authorizing the establishment of a new union bargaining unit to be valid at least 50% of those workers in the bargaining unit must participate.—
Marta Zherukha,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was given a standing ovation and responded by applauding all four sides of the stadium.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The audience responded by applauding.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Workers represented by United Steelworkers Local 12775 are headed back to work at NIPSCO, after ratifying a new contract with the utility.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Last April, the union celebrated when Atlanta City Council passed a resolution ratifying the first-of-its-kind collective bargaining agreement.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Accrediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accrediting. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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