CERTIFICATING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

certificating

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present participle of certificate

as in certifying

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Detecting an anomaly is also different from certifying land as clear.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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

Definition of certifying

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What schools said about name change Queens and Elon in September announced plans to merge that became official in June after the universities’ accrediting agency gave its blessing.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Not all private schools are accredited and not all accrediting agencies are equally rigorous.

— Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

Definition of accrediting

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

— Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

Definition of ratifying

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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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Engineers will spend several years validating every aspect of the design before the fighter enters operational service.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Amazon shares jumped over 10% after Q2 results showed AWS revenue growth and margins accelerating beyond AI capital spending, validating its massive AI investments.

— Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of validating

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The next day, Paxton’s office wrote to the conference warning that sanctioning Tech for supporting Sorsby was against the law and would carry consequences.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
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

Definition of sanctioning

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Williams said her priorities while working in the legislature are approving tax cuts for working families and pushing policies that lower the cost of living in the state.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
The Central Valley Flood Protection Board will consider approving a new cross-levee fence in the Pocket neighborhood at its Friday meeting.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of approving

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