1
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to
only the school nurse is authorized to give any necessary shots
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2
as in entitling
to give a right to
this pass will authorize you to go backstage
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as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards
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Recent Examples of authorizing
The bill also levels up some program implementation with advances in technology, from using GPS and satellite mapping to promote precision farming to authorizing virtual fence technology in some grazing practices.
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
Creating a requirement for a certification vote authorizing the establishment of a new union bargaining unit to be valid at least 50% of those workers in the bargaining unit must participate.
—Marta Zherukha, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
There appears to be more of an appetite -- though not much -- from Republicans to go the path of authorizing an AUMF.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Senate leadership doesn’t have plans right now to put a measure on the floor authorizing the use of military force in Iran.
—NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
The project is one of the last in the county that will be funded by current Land and Water Legacy Program funds; voters approved the Land and Water Legacy program in November 2006, authorizing up to $20 million in taxes to be raised and spent on parks, land preservation and water protection.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
Adobe's board on Tuesday showed its own belief in the business outlook and the stock, authorizing a new $25 billion share repurchase program.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Last week, Kansas City passed an ordinance authorizing the City Manager Mario Vasquez to negotiate a deal with up to $600 million in public bonds and tax increment financing toward a new stadium.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
The ordinance follows state law in authorizing the involuntary annexation of unincorporated land that is more than 10 acres.
—Greg Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
Creating a requirement for a certification vote authorizing the establishment of a new union bargaining unit to be valid at least 50% of those workers in the bargaining unit must participate.
—Marta Zherukha, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
There appears to be more of an appetite -- though not much -- from Republicans to go the path of authorizing an AUMF.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Senate leadership doesn’t have plans right now to put a measure on the floor authorizing the use of military force in Iran.
—NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
The project is one of the last in the county that will be funded by current Land and Water Legacy Program funds; voters approved the Land and Water Legacy program in November 2006, authorizing up to $20 million in taxes to be raised and spent on parks, land preservation and water protection.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
Adobe's board on Tuesday showed its own belief in the business outlook and the stock, authorizing a new $25 billion share repurchase program.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Last week, Kansas City passed an ordinance authorizing the City Manager Mario Vasquez to negotiate a deal with up to $600 million in public bonds and tax increment financing toward a new stadium.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
The ordinance follows state law in authorizing the involuntary annexation of unincorporated land that is more than 10 acres.
—Greg Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authorizing
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The science is getting better, enabling more organs to be used from patients who die older, sicker or further from a hospital.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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In the ’90s, the blockbuster sales of two flea-and-tick medications, Frontline and Advantage, demonstrated untapped demand, and then intensified that demand by enabling new levels of indoor intimacy between dogs and people.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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The superintendent, general counsel and chief auditor qualify for the supplements due to provisions in their contracts entitling them to the same increases as other administrative staff, officials said.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2026
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The complaint alleges Johnson failed to disclose restricted stock units entitling him to 330,000 shares in his January 2024 bankruptcy petition.—
Zach Everson,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Supreme Court on Monday essentially gave them a green light to proceed by approving a request to expedite the court’s formal judgment.—
Kim Chandler,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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County supervisors recently voted to hit restart on a proposal to put a 25-acre community park in Alpine, unanimously approving a new environmental impact report after a conservationist lawsuit derailed the project last year.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Rabat has also been credited with empowering local women and youth through reading and fighting illiteracy, especially among underserved communities.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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The legal right spent decades empowering the presidency.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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The film will world premiere as an Official Selection this evening (May 6) at the Oscar qualifying Animayo festival in Gran Canaria, Spain.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Banks are generally required to review the account during the levy process and protect qualifying federal benefits that were directly deposited within a specific lookback period.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Workers represented by United Steelworkers Local 12775 are headed back to work at NIPSCO, after ratifying a new contract with the utility.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Last April, the union celebrated when Atlanta City Council passed a resolution ratifying the first-of-its-kind collective bargaining agreement.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Excessive regulation and permitting delays make rebuilding far more expensive, which pushes premiums even higher.—
Steve Hilton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Central to those cases is the idea that college athletes, at least football players at the power conference level, are a labor market that sells services and that the NCAA permitting colleges to directly pay athletes is consistent with a pro league and teams that buy athlete services.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2026
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The website instructs guests not to go to the airport, confirming that the airline carrier has officially shut down and all flights are cancelled.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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On Tuesday, May 5, the Mahwah Health Department issued a health alert on social media, confirming that a beaver had tested positive for rabies and that those bitten were receiving treatment.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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“Authorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authorizing. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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