CERTIFICATING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

certificating

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present participle of certificate

as in certifying

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In recent years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began certifying testosterone blood tests for quality, accuracy, and reliability.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
However, Pregen said city inspectors later signed an affidavit of compliance certifying Martinez had corrected the violations roughly two months ago.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 14 July 2026

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Not all private schools are accredited and not all accrediting agencies are equally rigorous.

— Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
One good way to reverse engineer a culture of alcohol education could be for accrediting groups to add questions about alcohol screening and treatment to board exams.

— Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026

Definition of accrediting

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During that ratifying convention, Wilson also argued that the franchise should extend broadly, beyond just property owners.

— Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
Both resolutions, ratifying the clerk-treasurer’s office policies and procedures and the public comment policy, will be brought back up at the council’s July meeting.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026

Definition of ratifying

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That reflects a long-running slowdown in home construction driven by rising expenses from materials and labor as well as changes in local zoning and permitting rules and lingering scars from the 2008 subprime mortgage collapse.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Singer has allowed 20 home runs in 18 starts this season, coughing up at least one in 12 and permitting multiple home runs in six.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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This would not be an ordinary meetup because, besides sundry individual tasks, the three had important business to accomplish together—namely, chartering a day-boat cruise in Puerto Rico for spring break.

— Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The incoming team's portion of the cost was $32 million, including chartering the ship and loading and unloading the gear.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026

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Advertisement But the 2026 movie They Fight has a happy ending, culminating in Quincey winning a boxing tournament in Salisbury, Maryland, validating Manigan as a coach.

— Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 17 July 2026
Automation meets nuclear The companies say the control platform is designed to offer scalable and reliable automation for Aalo-X, which serves as a test reactor for validating modular nuclear technologies before commercial deployment.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

Definition of validating

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The White House has repeatedly threatened to oust Cuba’s communist regime, sanctioning key figures and state entities, and tightening a trade embargo that has led to a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean nation.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
As Jefferson’s opponents criticized him for sanctioning intervention and neglecting to free the prisoners, his supporters lashed out at the opposing Federalist Party for allegedly orchestrating a rebellion in Spain’s colonies in the first place.

— Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

Definition of sanctioning

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Netanyahu was less unpopular with Americans as a whole than with Jews, with 38% disapproving of him, 20% approving of him and 41% not expressing an opinion.

— Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
As the city of Nampa seeks to tighten its belt ahead of approving its budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, City Council members asked VRT to find ways to reduce costs while continuing to provide thousands of rides to residents each year.

— Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026

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