credentialed

verb

variants also credentialled
past tense of credential
as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory She was credentialed as a speech pathologist in August.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credentialed
  1. approved
  2. inducted
  3. certified
  4. endorsed
  5. accredited
  6. confirmed
  7. sanctioned
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  • Another bid proposal, amounting to a little under $900,000, for synthetic turf and a goal post pad for a practice field at Neuqua, was also approved Monday.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • New York City has approved legislation targeting businesses that use personal information to determine how much individual customers pay.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of approved
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  • On Friday, the Grammy Museum will host a conversation with Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order, the overlapping bands who will be jointly inducted into the Hall Saturday night.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Scott, who was inducted into Billboard’s R&B Hall of Fame earlier this year, will likely be nominated across the R&B field, with select album tracks having non-zero chances of showing up in the rap and American roots categories.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of inducted
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  • This electric blanket measures 50 by 60 inches and is certified by Edison Testing Laboratories.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • However, should Greene's seat be certified and flipped back, Democrats would sit at 92—just one seat above the 91 needed to have a majority.
    — Oliver Trapnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of certified
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  • The White House is holding out hope that the current GOP majorities can also pass a college sports reform legislation, both of which Trump endorsed earlier this year.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The Washington Education Association endorsed Brown’s 2024 campaign, according to Transparency USA.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of endorsed
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  • The zoo, at its current size of around 14 acres, is one of the smallest zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums and is looking to add around 6 acres.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The lab needs additional equipment and software to become accredited, according to laboratory co-director Timothy Ruppel.
    — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of accredited
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  • So far under the president's second term, the Senate has confirmed 57 judges, which include 10 appeals court judges, 46 district judges and one member of the Court of International Trade.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Blashill confirmed reports that Byram recently has seen a specialist for his injury, the details of which remain unknown.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of confirmed
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  • Giuseppe Cascini, the chief prosecutor in the case, said that the police involved in the encounters had been sanctioned for their failure to intervene.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • This logic has endured since 1935, when the League of Nations sanctioned Italy for invading Ethiopia, in the hope that doing so would induce Italy to call off its invasion or at least temper its ambitions.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of sanctioned
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“Credentialed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credentialed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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