CREDENTIALED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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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The club’s 2025-26 accounts, due to be approved by members on September 19, but already obtained by The Athletic, add another chapter to the canon.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Trump wanted courts to allow the use of his preferred map, which lawmakers approved last year at his urging.

— DAVID A. LIEB, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of approved

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Along with other achievements, Carpenter participated in the prison’s braille program and is now now certified as a braille transcriber.

— Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
The company says the proof has been certified using the programming language Lean, which all but guarantees its correctness.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

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Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) and Senate President Pro Tem Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) have both endorsed Hilton’s Democratic rival in the governor’s race, former Biden cabinet member Xavier Becerra.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In participatory budgeting, several wards, as well as the Chicago Park District, set aside portions of discretionary funds for projects endorsed by residents.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of endorsed

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However, that number will change after November's election, it was confirmed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe and Victoria Mboko are among the latest players confirmed for World Team Tennis ahead of its December relaunch, its first season since 2021.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of confirmed

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Chelsea have sanctioned more moves to other Premier League sides than any other side, sending 10 players each to Everton and Villa.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The school day continued as normal and the students involved will be sanctioned according to Little Rock School District policies, Rike wrote.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026

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