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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certificating
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In 23 states, including five presidential swing states, candidates who have denied election results are running for offices that will have a direct role in certifying future elections.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
4 May 2026 -
Within hours, a Virginia judge blocked the state from certifying those results.—
Dallas Morning News,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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Though framed as a request for information, Levine’s letter signals that Florida’s campaign against accrediting bodies — once focused on general university oversight — is expanding into medicine, one of the most tightly regulated sectors of higher education.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some Republican states are pushing to reduce the American Bar Association’s long domination in accrediting law schools.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
11 Feb. 2026
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If the unions agreed to that, Horwitz said, any delay in negotiating or ratifying a new contract after the 2026 contract runs out would see the LIRR workers effectively making less after the end of the year.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 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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Never particularly good at controlling the running game, Doval then let Turang steal second before permitting a game-tying single to William Contreras.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Kehmeier and Friends of the Skyway co-founder Bill Hanley hope to assemble a busking team to host skyway-level performances, provided City Hall works with them on permitting.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Fancy chartering a plane to a private round-the-world trip?—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2026
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Prices can start around $1,295 per seat—which is still significantly less than chartering a full jet.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2026
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By validating data authenticity, DNSSEC safeguards against attacks such as DNS spoofing and guarantees that users connect to the correct IP address.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 May 2026
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The Giants pre-Harbaugh would have counted on Banks to simply get better in the hopes of validating their pre-draft evaluations.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Phelps departed the top of the company after an acrimonious lawsuit and subsequent trial between the sanctioning body of NASCAR and two of its Cup Series teams — a 14-month process that revealed some pretty unflattering messages sent within NASCAR leadership.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
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The sanctioning body pulled the plug early Saturday after overnight rain continued into the early morning hours.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The heaviest blow came last week when the Virginia Supreme Court nixed a referendum approving a new map that was expected to increase Democrats’ edge in the blue-trending state from 6-5 to 10-1.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2026
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Commissioners are expected to vote on a resolution at their next meeting on May 20 approving the project as a Live Local initiative.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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“Certificating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certificating. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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