as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
She was credentialed as a speech pathologist in August.
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Recent Examples of credential
The state is also considering who would collect the samples — licensed lab personnel or third-party samplers the state would credential.
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Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 11 Feb. 2026
But on the eve of the 2025 Australian Open, The Athletic exclusively reported that Vukov had been provisionally suspended by the WTA Tour during a Code of Conduct investigation, and Tennis Australia did not credential him for the tournament.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Xi will have multiple ways to credential his successor, but as the story of Mao’s troubled succession suggests, no facet of his successor’s dossier will be more important than his ties to and rapport with the military.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
But in the first year of the partnership, the city learned Urban Ed wasn’t going to be able to place all its participants at San Francisco public schools, because the district did not have enough capacity to help credential them, according to OEWD.
—Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2024
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Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 11 Feb. 2026
But on the eve of the 2025 Australian Open, The Athletic exclusively reported that Vukov had been provisionally suspended by the WTA Tour during a Code of Conduct investigation, and Tennis Australia did not credential him for the tournament.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Xi will have multiple ways to credential his successor, but as the story of Mao’s troubled succession suggests, no facet of his successor’s dossier will be more important than his ties to and rapport with the military.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
But in the first year of the partnership, the city learned Urban Ed wasn’t going to be able to place all its participants at San Francisco public schools, because the district did not have enough capacity to help credential them, according to OEWD.
—Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credential
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The plan still needs to be voted on and approved in the fall.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
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Ohio lawmakers approved an $875 million payment package Wednesday after the Ohio Supreme Court found the state used the wrong formula to calculate certain Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes, shortchanging providers by hundreds of millions of dollars.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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If candidates violate these rules, they can be investigated and sanctioned by the Commission on Judicial Performance, a state agency.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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Most of the new states mandated that officeholders be Protestant; many still had officially recognized churches, sanctioned by the government.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Steve Foulkes, a vice president for RCK, confirmed the land trust has the option to buy the site for $10 million by July 31.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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So, when West and Amanda confirmed it, I was stunned.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Steyer’s wealth and past investments were a dealbreaker for some progressives, according to Irene Kao, executive director of Courage California, a progressive group that endorsed Steyer.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Trump endorsed Cornyn's opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Election results are scheduled to be certified June 26.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Schiphol is also working with KLM Cityhopper and industry partners to certify the system for Embraer aircraft, while Transavia plans to participate with its Boeing 737 fleet.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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When reviewing applications, look for indicators that a candidate has invested in developing and validating their expertise.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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And episode four’s backstory basically validates her entire childhood and a life full of paranoia, which is very satisfying.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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From a box-score perspective, Brind’Amour’s case ranks similarly to that of Rick Tocchet, Bill Guerin and Ray Whitney, who are all unlikely to be inducted given other sure-thing candidates about to retire around the league.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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After attending Game 4 of the NBA finals on June 10, Swift was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with Travis cheering her on.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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“Credential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credential. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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