1
as in permissions
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
you will need the authorization of the council before you can act
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2
as in mandates
the granting of power to perform various acts or duties
his authorization to go ahead with the project was finally given
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as in latitudes
the right to act or move freely
granted authorization to enter the military facility
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Recent Examples of authorizations
In 34 states, CVS will continue to offer COVID vaccines for those who fall under the new FDA authorizations.
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Will McDuffie, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
On April 27 Kennedy announced that emergency-use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines had been terminated.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
In June, a White House official said the administration was preparing for the possibility of revoking the authorizations if trade negotiations with China collapsed.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The agency also revoked emergency authorizations for the shots in children, which means the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer is no longer approved for kids under the age of 5.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Establishing a new process for expediting and streamlining launch authorizations to enable American space competitiveness and superiority.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Kennedy is a prominent vaccine skeptic and petitioned the FDA in 2021 to revoke the emergency-use authorizations of the COVID-19 vaccines, as thousands of people were dying of the virus.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
The five‑year permit granted to ASC covers the operation of a launch center in Malbusca, an area within the Azores, but does not include individual launch authorizations.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Massachusetts issued driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status, and the Healey Administration pulled out the stops to get work authorizations for migrants.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Will McDuffie, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
On April 27 Kennedy announced that emergency-use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines had been terminated.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
In June, a White House official said the administration was preparing for the possibility of revoking the authorizations if trade negotiations with China collapsed.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The agency also revoked emergency authorizations for the shots in children, which means the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer is no longer approved for kids under the age of 5.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Establishing a new process for expediting and streamlining launch authorizations to enable American space competitiveness and superiority.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Kennedy is a prominent vaccine skeptic and petitioned the FDA in 2021 to revoke the emergency-use authorizations of the COVID-19 vaccines, as thousands of people were dying of the virus.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
The five‑year permit granted to ASC covers the operation of a launch center in Malbusca, an area within the Azores, but does not include individual launch authorizations.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Massachusetts issued driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status, and the Healey Administration pulled out the stops to get work authorizations for migrants.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authorizations
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The visible part of commerce would shrink, but the trust layer including tokens, credentials and permissions would grow.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In tandem with this, the brand has recently obtained rare FAA permissions to fly over people and vehicles in dense urban areas, such as Boston, which indicates its regulatory leadership.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jenkins voted to continue mask mandates in Brevard County schools, even after the DeSantis administration directed districts to lift them, a stance that brought protests outside her home, threats against her family, and national media scrutiny.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The proportion of women working or looking for work jumped to a record high after the pandemic but has since eased, in part as return-to-office mandates have reduced workplace flexibility.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the coastal Pacific, by contrast, cool waters flow in from higher latitudes and rarely allow ocean temperatures to exceed the high 70s.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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That equinox effect often comes with a lag, with early October one of the best windows for auroral storms at mid-northern latitudes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Before allowing the use of advertising pixels, cookies or other tracking tools, businesses should investigate what those technologies collect, how that data will be used and what disclosures or consents are required.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its national accreditations limit how many autopsies each of those pathologists can do — a rule that’s designed to help keep the doctors from being overworked and error-prone but causes backlogs when there’s too much demand.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
26 Aug. 2025
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Prospective patients should verify clinic accreditations and surgeon qualifications.—
Kyle J. Russell,
The Enquirer,
29 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Take an inventory of all your existing IT tools, software licenses and security policies.—
Rajat Bhargava,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Those efforts include exploration, better understanding of resource bases and getting licenses and permitting underway.—
April Roach,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The effort also reflects a new tactic by the Christian right in Arizona and nationwide to reassert parental rights by arguing for religious exercise freedoms under the First Amendment.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Texas measles outbreak served as a warning shot in the new vaccine wars, pitting different parts of the country against each other, with a focus on maximizing individual freedoms versus the common good.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Modified plants grew two to three times heavier than controls.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ten years ago, several sites, including YouTube and Tumblr, also lacked guardrails and only added meaningful parental controls in recent years.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Authorizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authorizations. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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