as in approvals
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
that plan has the approbation of the school board
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Noun
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In what might be a revenge move a la Taylor Swift, Walmart buying the mall can clear the pathway into the market far more easily than getting approvals and building a site from scratch.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025 -
In the absence of those approvals, the commission can only make nonbinding recommendations.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail for criminal conspiracy last month, for his role in a scheme to finance his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from Libya in exchange for diplomatic favors.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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The hackneyed screenplay does him no favors, either.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In Black American culture, the broom represents a duality, warding off spirits but also attracting blessings.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Guadalupe Martinez, a resident of Altadena, California, took her grey cockatiel, Paco, to the church for blessings.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Approbations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approbations. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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