certificated

verb

past tense of certificate
as in certified

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  1. certified
  2. accredited
  3. ratified
  4. chartered
  5. approved
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  • This electric blanket measures 50 by 60 inches and is certified by Edison Testing Laboratories.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • However, should Greene's seat be certified and flipped back, Democrats would sit at 92—just one seat above the 91 needed to have a majority.
    — Oliver Trapnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of certified
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  • The lab needs additional equipment and software to become accredited, according to laboratory co-director Timothy Ruppel.
    — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Many more centers are accredited, and teacher education levels have improved.
    — Adam Winsler, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of accredited
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  • Chicago parking garage workers have ratified a new contract one day after reaching a tentative deal that ended a four-day strike.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Dozens of others, such as the US, Israel and Russia, signed the treaty but never ratified it.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of ratified
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  • Last weekend, Matt Igleski, executive director of the Chicago Bird Alliance, joined Shahzad and a few friends who had chartered a fishing boat to take them on Lake Michigan.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The port city on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay chartered the country’s first commercial railroad in 1827.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of chartered
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  • Any plea deal must be approved by a judge before it is finalized.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • If the mass commutation is approved by the California Supreme Court, the immediate effect could be relatively muted.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of approved
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