APPROBATED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

approbated

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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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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

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The Geneva Conventions, a set of treaties governing the conduct of warring parties, which were ratified in the aftermath of the Second World War, forbid the arbitrary detention of civilians.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
If ratified by voters, the amendment would give Marylanders the final say over any new congressional map through the constitutional amendment process.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026

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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

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