CERTIFICATING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

certificating

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present participle of certificate

as in certifying

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The outcome of the race could be consequential for the 2028 election, because secretaries of state play a key role in certifying their states’ results, and presidential elections can come down to a single swing state.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Trump also ordered the department to file a civil lawsuit to try to block the state from certifying election results.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 30 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

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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

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The measure speeds permitting approval under the California Environmental Quality Act by placing deadlines on government agencies to issue or deny permits within a year.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
With the extension, FilmLA officials say the pilot program provides continuity while the city reviews other permitting approaches.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 2 Nov. 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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The special report has been cited in thousands of academic papers, in legislative testimony and in media coverage validating carbon capture and storage as a realistic solution to global warming.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of validating

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Our Congress has passed laws prohibiting trade with Russia and sanctioning those countries that do.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of sanctioning

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However, Borges noted that, as the person in charge of the school’s finances, Segura was responsible for approving the invoices submitted by Bumper.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
In 2016, voters rejected Proposition 62, which sought to repeal the death penalty, while narrowly approving Proposition 66 to expedite the appeals process.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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