approbated

verb

past tense of approbate
as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory Congress must approbate the President's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court

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  1. approved
  2. ratified
  3. confirmed
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  • Today, the compounds remain the main ingredients in hundreds of products on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s list of disinfectants approved to combat SARS-CoV-2.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Woodstock Planning Commission partially approved a proposal for the Ansley Park mobile home community property on Thursday.
    — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of approved
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  • The union representing the flight attendants said Monday that if the deal is ratified, the work that flight attendants do before flights take off will be recognized.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Because China’s doctrine ratified practice, the United States has been caught behind.
    — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ratified
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  • Orange County Health Care Agency officials have confirmed the county's first human West Nile case of 2026, which some medical experts believe could be one of the worst mosquito seasons on record.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, health officials in Michigan — which has the most cyclosporiasis cases — confirmed the first deaths linked to this outbreak in the United States.
    — Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of confirmed
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