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
Verb
  • Eligibility is typically established through documentation from the Social Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs or a physician certifying that the borrower meets the federal disability requirements.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Detecting an anomaly is also different from certifying land as clear.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of certifying
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • It's built by permitting them to do less of what doesn't matter.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Other counties have procedures for permitting structures that don’t fall neatly into building code categories.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of permitting
Verb
  • 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
Definition of chartering
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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
Verb
  • China is moving forward with a major expansion of its nuclear energy capacity after approving four new power projects expected to attract more than $25 billion in total investment.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • So, before approving any work on your HVAC system, ask what warranties apply and request that they're included in writing.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of approving
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“Certificating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certificating. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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