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a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something
a certificate will be awarded to each person who completes the course in lifesaving
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Morgan Smith, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Occupation / Former restaurateur Education / GED certificate Family / Single with four sons
Lauren Boebert was first elected to Congress in 2020 in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District.
—The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Federal Aviation Administration records show Maclaren is a licensed commercial pilot with his certificate issued in 2022.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025
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Google, for example, offers a $49/month data analytics certificate as part of Grow with Google.
—Morgan Smith, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Occupation / Former restaurateur Education / GED certificate Family / Single with four sons
Lauren Boebert was first elected to Congress in 2020 in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District.
—The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
Should a certificate of insufficiency be issued, ACLJ would have to restart the petition process.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Federal Aviation Administration records show Maclaren is a licensed commercial pilot with his certificate issued in 2022.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certificate
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An expungement could pave the way for Herman to get his certification reinstated.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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In 2023, the FDA removed the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone and added a pharmacy certification process, essentially expanding access through telehealth.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Given these challenges, many lung cancer patients die misdiagnosed, and their real cause of death is rarely known, given poor infrastructure to certify deaths and their causes.—
Simar Bajaj,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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Space Force officials formally certified the Vulcan rocket for national security launches in March, setting the stage for Tuesday's launch of the USSF-106 mission.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Aug. 2025
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In a move set to elevate rail travel across the American Southwest, Canyon Spirit, the luxury train experience formerly known as Rocky Mountaineer's Rockies to the Red Rocks, is chartering a stunning new course.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
31 July 2025
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By contrast, fewer than 10 new banks are chartered annually.—
Baranitharan Venkatakrishnan,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Democrats in the state Senate have proposed a constitutional amendment to permit mid-decade redistricting, but this would require a referendum that could only be held in 2027 at the earliest, City and State reported.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The state is ranked 43rd in housing affordability and permitting for new housing units is down almost 40% compared to the period before the 2008 Great Recession, Moore said.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Aug. 2025
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The warrant means that Putin is unable to travel to countries that have ratified the Rome Statute.—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The union also said Wednesday that workers with Super A Foods ratified their new contract last month.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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According to Shireman, accreditation critics across the political spectrum have raised concerns that accrediting agencies are sluggish and lack mechanisms for universities and colleges to have a say in how they are evaluated.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 July 2025
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The American Camp Association said Tuesday that Camp Mystic is not accredited with that organization, whose standards focus on safety and risk management.—
Jim Mustian,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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If anything, impending fatherhood had validated my choice to stop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Climate research shows that better predictions are possible by using computer models in new ways and rigorously validating their performance against evidence from past climate shifts.—
Pedro DiNezio,
The Conversation,
13 Aug. 2025
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This suggests a concerning disconnect between some employers and their staff, and that workers in these situations have little faith the abusers will be banned or sanctioned by their employers.—
Jo Causon,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Trump on Wednesday imposed 50% tariffs on the South American heavyweight, following through on his threat to retaliate against Brazil’s prosecution of his ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, on coup charges; Washington also sanctioned the judge overseeing the case.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
30 July 2025
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“Certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certificate. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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