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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No drugs in this class are approved to treat obesity in children under 12, even though GLP-1 prescriptions for children between 8 and 11 have increased more than 300-fold since 2019.

— STAT, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
The city’s initial agreement with the developers, approved by the council last September, laid out a range of possible public funding mechanisms the city may consider.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of approved

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He is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this fall as part of the class of 2026, honored for his work with both Joy Division and New Order.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
Mantle, who died in 1995, is widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of inducted

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The auction house endorsed the new asset form, and the asset’s price, in turn, made the institution appear responsive to an emergent cultural power.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Raman has been endorsed by Democratic Socialists of America, which censured her in 2024 for seeking and accepting the endorsement of Democrats For Israel-Los Angeles, a Zionist group.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of endorsed

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At the time when the show was canceled, Meloni accredited the fans for the longevity of his character Elliot Stabler.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Armstrong said the sanctuary was accredited over the summer by Botanic Gardens Conservation International, the world's largest plant conservation network.

— Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of accredited

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An official confirmed that Israel had scrambled warplanes, fearing a hijacking.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
British Film Editors, of which Grover was a longtime board member, confirmed the news on social media but didn’t not provide a cause of death.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of confirmed

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Other sanctioned Iranian airlines, however, have continued flying into Turkey.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The Treasury Department first sanctioned Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization in July 2024, and the State Department designated it a foreign terrorist organization in February 2025.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

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