APPROVES Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

approves

verb

present tense third-person singular of approve

as in ratifies

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory as soon as the pond project was approved, the bulldozers were at the site

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Recent Examples of approves Who within the district — executive director, deputy chief of operations or another administrator — approves a purchase depends on the amount. —

Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026 Issuers have no say in this process once a court approves the filing. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 Here’s hoping McCourt gives us a path of some kind — whether the city approves the gondola or not — because a pretty walk generations can enjoy would be a prettier civic legacy than driving a team into bankruptcy. —

Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026 If the council approves the raises, the higher salaries would take effect when the winners of that election begin their terms in December. —

Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026 His remarks offered a possible concession to Democrats, who have demanded that DHS reduce its reliance on administrative warrants — those the department approves itself without a judge — as part of any agreement to end the DHS shutdown. —

Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026 But the methodological issue at the center of the trial could become a source of controversy both at the Food and Drug Administration, which approves vaccines, and at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which makes vaccine recommendations. —

Matthew Herper, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026 If the House of Lords approves the clause, the bill would return to the House of Commons for any final changes before receiving Royal Assent to become law. —

Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026 If the town approves zoning permits, the project would become the latest in a series of housing makeovers of struggling or closed Windsor office buildings. —

Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026

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Deal to cut tariffs and ease regulatory barriers A formal signing of the deal could come later this year after officials go through the legal details of the text and the EU Parliament ratifies it.

— Rajesh Roy, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
That most of the general population will raise no objections further ratifies that dismal conclusion.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025