as in favors
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
does this poster I made for the recital meet with your approval?
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Recent Examples of approvals
Those approvals allow crews to begin building essential site infrastructure before full production activities start.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
The Limits Of Legacy Approaches Many organizations still operate with fragmented processes built around spreadsheets and manual approvals.
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Laurent Charpentier,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The bill also offers money to local governments to develop pre-approved housing designs, or pattern books, which would help speed up local construction approvals.
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Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Housing construction would follow as projects receive approvals.
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Beret Leone,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
And then, assuming all the approvals are in place, Skyports — and its competitors — can open for business, speeding everything from blood samples to documents through the city skies.
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Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
19 June 2026
More approvals will be issued on a rolling basis as allowed by law, the PLCB said in a press release.
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Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
However, Lobrillo explained, the county has, in the past, included a 2% increase annually in similar approvals.
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Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
These include preclinical studies, safety evaluation in humans, immune-response studies, regulatory review, evaluation of clinical trial sites, ethical approvals and data generation for any emergency-use or licensure pathway.
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Paul Adepoju,
Scientific American,
14 June 2026
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
The Limits Of Legacy Approaches Many organizations still operate with fragmented processes built around spreadsheets and manual approvals.
—
Laurent Charpentier,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The bill also offers money to local governments to develop pre-approved housing designs, or pattern books, which would help speed up local construction approvals.
—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Housing construction would follow as projects receive approvals.
—
Beret Leone,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
And then, assuming all the approvals are in place, Skyports — and its competitors — can open for business, speeding everything from blood samples to documents through the city skies.
—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
19 June 2026
More approvals will be issued on a rolling basis as allowed by law, the PLCB said in a press release.
—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
However, Lobrillo explained, the county has, in the past, included a 2% increase annually in similar approvals.
—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
These include preclinical studies, safety evaluation in humans, immune-response studies, regulatory review, evaluation of clinical trial sites, ethical approvals and data generation for any emergency-use or licensure pathway.
—
Paul Adepoju,
Scientific American,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approvals
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Money goes in, favors come out.
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Vegas did themselves hardly any favors in the second period, recording just three shots on goal.
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Although both of their families tried to stop them, George and Louise eventually got their parents' blessings.
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Azcona, 47, said those who visit her botanica for blessings and spiritual cleansings have felt shunned in traditional religious settings, either because of their sexuality, tattoos or other factors.
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Lasher, who represents the Upper West Side, amassed a long list of endorsements from prominent New York Democrats.
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Those endorsements have angered parts of Mamdani's coalition.
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In the early hours of Friday morning, with all votes counted, that risk paid off.
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Conservative Keiko Fujimori leads progressive Roberto Sánchez as votes are slowly counted from Peru’s presidential runoff election.
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Released in 2024, the uniforms have multiple nods to car culture, including a tire mark down the middle of the jersey and a nod to Woodward Ave on the sleeve.
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“Approvals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approvals. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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