as in certificate
a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something
submitted the required certifications
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Recent Examples of certification
IndieWire can exclusively announce that Stage 32, the world’s largest online entertainment education program, is partnering with Film Florida to launch a statewide below-the-line certification program.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
Many clean fashion brands cite certifications to add weight to their clean messaging and (absent a single definition) provide internal guardrails for what clean means.
—Sophie Benson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Federal standards require rigorous inspections to be done prior to demolition, and those inspections are then documented with a certification.
—Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Students need to be 16 to begin the firefighter certification and 17 for the EMT program.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
Many clean fashion brands cite certifications to add weight to their clean messaging and (absent a single definition) provide internal guardrails for what clean means.
—Sophie Benson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Federal standards require rigorous inspections to be done prior to demolition, and those inspections are then documented with a certification.
—Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Students need to be 16 to begin the firefighter certification and 17 for the EMT program.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certification
certificate
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Fledgling entrepreneurs fell over each other to position themselves as the vendors of the newest, hottest, most effective, most trustworthy certificates of removed CO2.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Farzam has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from California State University, Northridge, and a certificate and associate degree in emergency medical technology/paramedic from Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Certification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certification. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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