approbating

verb

present participle of approbate
as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory Congress must approbate the President's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approbating
  1. approving
  2. ratifying
  3. confirming
Verb
  • However, Borges noted that, as the person in charge of the school’s finances, Segura was responsible for approving the invoices submitted by Bumper.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In 2016, voters rejected Proposition 62, which sought to repeal the death penalty, while narrowly approving Proposition 66 to expedite the appeals process.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of approving
Verb
  • Hence, the National Players Basketball Association plans to talk with the NBA about ratifying the CBA to alter spending restrictions.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The European Union and the United States took one ultra-laborious step forward in ratifying their bilateral trade deal in late June.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Definition of ratifying
Verb
  • Running a ground transportation business has taught me that confirming the booking is usually the easy part.
    — Anoush Shamaei, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The changes often added a day or more to delivery time and pushed back postmarking, an official mark confirming an envelope has been received by the Postal Service.
    — ProPublica, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of confirming
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