CERTIFICATED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

certificated

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past tense of certificate

as in certified

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Among brands known to use down, 61 percent—118 brands—reported using exclusively certified down, while another 23 had committed to making that transition.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
The album has since been certified five-times platinum by the RIAA.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026

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At the next stop, veterinarians accredited by the Mexican government look for open wounds, signs of illness or other injuries.

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
However, a 2024 survey of 384 facilities accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer found that only 1 in 5 programs estimated that most of their eligible patients receive survivorship care.

— Marci Lee Nilsen, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026

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The agreements need to be ratified by union members and approved by the CSU Board of Trustees.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The three countries that have ratified the convention as of October 2026 — Vietnam, Qatar and Azerbaijan — did not stipulate any reservations.

— Mary Lind, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

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Fly & Vote, which has been funded by private donations, chartered a flight for Israelis living in Portugal and bought blocks of tickets for flights from the New York area.

— Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
The court ruled in a 5-to-4 vote that the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit chartered by Congress, did not have the legal grounds to bring its lawsuit because the persons in question were not directly harmed by the project.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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Missouri advocates are seeking to repeal a constitutional amendment voters approved two years ago, while Virginia opponents are working to keep a new amendment out of their state constitution.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
It was approved by voters into the county charter in 2004 in an effort to preserve the area’s rural character and prevent high-density sprawl from stretching toward the Brevard County line.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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