certificating

verb

present participle of certificate
as in certifying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certificating
  1. certifying
  2. accrediting
  3. ratifying
  4. permitting
  5. chartering
  6. validating
  7. sanctioning
  8. approving
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  • Election Day is over, but the work continues in Fulton County as officials move toward verifying ballots and certifying the results of the November 3 general election.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Late last month, the DOJ sued Alaska, seeking to block the state from certifying the result of its Senate race if the Republican incumbent doesn’t win.
    — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of certifying
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  • Pandemic fueled network’s growth ACCS is an accrediting body and the oldest network of classical Christian schools.
    — Tiffany Stanley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Auburn’s trustees are asserting that their authority supersedes not only faculty expertise, but professional norms, disciplinary standards, and even accrediting bodies.
    — Beth Davis Sramek, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of accrediting
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  • More than 1,300 Encore Boston Harbor employees have returned to work after ratifying a new collective bargaining agreement, marking the end of a 63-day strike.
    — State House News Service, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Hence, the National Players Basketball Association plans to talk with the NBA about ratifying the CBA to alter spending restrictions.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of ratifying
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  • In addition, with a new democratic Congress taking over Washington in January 2027, Rayonier could see stronger interest in both its solar and carbon capture permitting business, boosting non-cyclical growth.
    — Sebastien Chasse, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Johnson has morphed from a struggling rookie to a reliable starter, permitting 22 or fewer passing yards in five of his past six games.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of permitting
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  • Zigzagging underneath them all is the beloved CityCat ferry, which zips from bank to bank, chartering passengers throughout town and beyond.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Her editor at the paper, none other than Joseph Pulitzer, solved the problem by chartering a train to whisk Bly back to New York.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of chartering
Verb
  • Generative AI tools tend to be complacent, validating user premises without questioning the underlying logic.
    — Marco Stefanini, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • While only 27 votes separated her from incumbent mayor Glenda McDonald, Harris says the win is pretty validating for someone who never had plans to run for office.
    — Jack Springgate, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of validating
Verb
  • The lobbying continued after the law was enacted, prosecutors said, with the US sanctioning more than a dozen Hong Kong and Chinese officials after 2020.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • John Probst, president of NASCAR Event Management, said the sanctioning body continues to search for additional manufacturers and noted that an appealing entry point could coincide with a new engine platform planned between 2030 and 2032.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of sanctioning
Verb
  • In the wake of Florida voters approving the sweeping property tax cuts in Amendment 3, Central Florida communities are bracing for shakeups to their municipal budgets.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • In approving the temporary stop, Chutkan said Virginia and the District of Columbia had shown the immediacy of the construction would cause real harm to the plaintiffs.
    — MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of approving
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