certificating

present participle of certificate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for certificating
Verb
  • As officials inch closer to certifying primary election results in the race for California's next governor as well as the mayor of its largest city, frontrunners appeared to continue to emerge in two of the state's key races.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • California and Massachusetts have also passed similar measures, with Massachusetts certifying their statewide union just last week, on May 26.
    Jenna Schweikert, CBS News, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The museum’s security staff organized separately, in 2022, ratifying their inaugural contract in 2024 following a twelve-day strike.
    News Desk, Artforum, 18 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • After Assembly Bill 626 was passed in the California State Assembly in 2023 permitting on-site ballot scanning for California counties, Placer County was one of just a few counties to implement the policy during the 2024 general election.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
  • Engineering and permitting work for a future expansion has already been completed, creating the potential for roughly five additional acres of vineyard plantings, subject to approvals.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Jones said clients are already chartering jets to celebrate the occasion with a trip.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 11 June 2026
  • For a truly memorable experience, the travel pro recommends chartering a yacht through the Inside Passage, a scenic coastal route known for glacier views and frequent wildlife sightings, including bears and whales.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • In a study published in the journal Science, researchers at Stanford tested 11 popular AI systems and found that AI chatbots were prone to flattering and validating the feelings of users, affirming a user’s actions 49% more often than humans did.
    Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • Most marketing failures tend to happen when firms rely on assumptions instead​ of validating whether the market itself makes sense to pursue.
    Matthew Nigro, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • The safest play in college sports is to violate the NCAA rule book and then just sue should the sanctioning body dare try to punish you.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
  • In February, Santiago Gallon was killed in Mexico, and news stories rehashed his role in sanctioning the hit on Escobar.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Still, even with the Justice Department approving the WBD merger late last week without any concessions, the Paramount Skydance’s CEO’s happy face masked some spikey obstacles to the merger from overseas and in state houses over Ellison’s strategic bear hug with the ex-Apprentice host.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026
  • The judge also ruled that the board had acted unlawfully in approving a two-year closure of the institution for renovations.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 June 2026
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“Certificating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certificating. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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