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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approbate
Verb
  • The president is also supposed to, under the NEA, transmit the terms of the emergency to Congress, which then approves and authorizes the use of emergency powers.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • But borrowers approved for a TPD Discharge starting in 2023 would not end their monitoring period until 2026 or later, after the TPD discharge tax relief provisions would otherwise expire.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • Yet, Merz still struggled to ratify his chancellorship.
    Mark I. Vail, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
  • The right to automatic U.S. citizenship at birth was enshrined by the 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868 in the wake of the Civil War.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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“Approbate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbate. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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