as in approval
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
that plan has the approbation of the school board
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Recent Examples of approbation
But where the standard Meyers heroine would fuss herself into a fugue state of approbation, Anne remains oddly unruffled.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 29 June 2024
When a substitute teacher at my high school referenced Infowars during class, my friends and I discussed it later with approbation.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Saakashvili sought approbation from Western press and American politicians, but that doesn't lessen his achievements.
—Natalia Antelava, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2013
But this institutional approbation also posed a kind of creative challenge.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 29 June 2024
When a substitute teacher at my high school referenced Infowars during class, my friends and I discussed it later with approbation.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Saakashvili sought approbation from Western press and American politicians, but that doesn't lessen his achievements.
—Natalia Antelava, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2013
But this institutional approbation also posed a kind of creative challenge.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approbation
approval
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The deal, pending the approval of Major League Baseball, capped a 10-month sale process that had cast a pall over the franchise and had already been marred by billionaire Justin Ishbia abandoning his pursuit of the Twins to instead buy eventual control of the White Sox.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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The decision on the sales tax referendum ultimately lies with the voters, following the unanimous approval from the City of Charlotte and nearly all towns in the county.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Approbation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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