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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  • Another bid proposal, amounting to a little under $900,000, for synthetic turf and a goal post pad for a practice field at Neuqua, was also approved Monday.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • New York City has approved legislation targeting businesses that use personal information to determine how much individual customers pay.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of approved
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  • Chicago parking garage workers have ratified a new contract one day after reaching a tentative deal that ended a four-day strike.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Dozens of others, such as the US, Israel and Russia, signed the treaty but never ratified it.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of ratified
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  • So far under the president's second term, the Senate has confirmed 57 judges, which include 10 appeals court judges, 46 district judges and one member of the Court of International Trade.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Blashill confirmed reports that Byram recently has seen a specialist for his injury, the details of which remain unknown.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of confirmed
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“Approbated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbated. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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