CERTIFICATING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

certificating

verb

present participle of certificate

as in certifying

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On Thursday, the Justice Department sued to block Alaska from certifying its Senate race if the Republican incumbent loses.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The Justice Department is suing to block Alaska from certifying a possible Democratic Senate victory if a second candidate named Sullivan remains on the ballot, setting up a federal-state clash.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of certifying

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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
In September 2025, the schools announced plans to merge that became official in June after the universities’ accrediting agency approved.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of accrediting

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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
The European Union and the United States took one ultra-laborious step forward in ratifying their bilateral trade deal in late June.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

Definition of ratifying

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The funding will support exploration drilling, laboratory testing, engineering, and permitting work to assess whether the district can support tungsten production.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
Monitors will introduce themselves to the poll manager and present government ID (and a letter from the jurisdiction permitting entrance to the polls with the monitors' names, if the jurisdiction wants each monitor identified).

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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Jettly Jettly was designed to simplify the act of chartering a private plane.

— Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
The daily cost of chartering a Very Large Crude Carrier in the region rose to more than $1 million in late September according toBloomberg.

— David Faris, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

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In addition to late-arriving mail ballots, the California secretary of state told ABC News that there is an arduous process of counting mail ballots and validating voters' signatures, as each envelope signature must match the signatures on file.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
The Bottom Line Organizations that continue to prioritize potential without validating consistency will face widening execution gaps, and in high-stakes industries, those gaps show up fast and in ways that are very hard to reverse.

— Amy Alexy, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of validating

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The University Interscholastic League is one step closer to sanctioning girls high school flag football in Texas.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
In addition to sanctioning Brito and Epstein, Williams also ordered a copy of her order to be sent to the New York State Bar Association, of which acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is a member.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sanctioning

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To support the transition, the council passed a resolution approving a grant agreement with The Recycling Partnership Inc.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Meloni moved quickly after the previous weekend’s looting and clashes, sending 500 additional soldiers to Milan and approving tougher penalties for minors involved in vandalism.

— Amanda Macias, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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