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
  • Hong Kong's stablecoin licensing further illustrates this, approving only HKD tokens while publicly disowning any CNH stablecoin claims.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • He was accused of approving $42,000 in unearned overtime pay for his female assistant.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of approving
Verb
  • 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
  • During that ratifying convention, Wilson also argued that the franchise should extend broadly, beyond just property owners.
    — Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Definition of ratifying
Verb
  • Budgets shift and priorities compete, and alignment erodes quietly unless leaders keep confirming it as conditions change.
    — Leslie Ellis, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Ever since ’Daya slyly popped out with a giant rock on her ring finger, the couple has been pretty private about confirming their next life stage.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of confirming
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“Approbating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbating. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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