credentialing

verb

variants also credentialling
present participle of credential
as in approving
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 credentialing
  1. approving
  2. accrediting
  3. inducting
  4. endorsing
  5. sanctioning
  6. certifying
  7. confirming
Verb
  • In the wake of Florida voters approving the sweeping property tax cuts in Amendment 3, Central Florida communities are bracing for shakeups to their municipal budgets.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • In approving the temporary stop, Chutkan said Virginia and the District of Columbia had shown the immediacy of the construction would cause real harm to the plaintiffs.
    — MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of approving
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  • Pandemic fueled network’s growth ACCS is an accrediting body and the oldest network of classical Christian schools.
    — Tiffany Stanley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Auburn’s trustees are asserting that their authority supersedes not only faculty expertise, but professional norms, disciplinary standards, and even accrediting bodies.
    — Beth Davis Sramek, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of accrediting
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  • The Phillies honored Boone by inducting him into the team's Wall of Fame in 2005.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The Woman’s Basketball Hall of Fame will be inducting Taurasi on June 26 in Knoxville.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of inducting
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  • Party Leadership Plots Path Forward Much of the current left-center split in the party has played out in the debate over the party’s leadership, with a handful of Democrats not yet endorsing Minority Leader Jeffries as the next House speaker.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Amid their Senate campaigns, Kelly and Krishnamoorthi held off on endorsing anyone in the primaries for their seats.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of endorsing
Verb
  • The lobbying continued after the law was enacted, prosecutors said, with the US sanctioning more than a dozen Hong Kong and Chinese officials after 2020.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • John Probst, president of NASCAR Event Management, said the sanctioning body continues to search for additional manufacturers and noted that an appealing entry point could coincide with a new engine platform planned between 2030 and 2032.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of sanctioning
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  • Election Day is over, but the work continues in Fulton County as officials move toward verifying ballots and certifying the results of the November 3 general election.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Late last month, the DOJ sued Alaska, seeking to block the state from certifying the result of its Senate race if the Republican incumbent doesn’t win.
    — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of certifying
Verb
  • The value comes from turning that information into an operational decision, with people on the ground confirming conditions.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The backlash follows a Google statement last week, confirming that there will be no way for students to use Google Search without AI.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of confirming
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“Credentialing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/credentialing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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