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adjective

variants also indorsed
as in authorized

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verb

variants also indorsed
past tense of endorse
as in advocated
to promote the interests or cause of an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms

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Recent Examples of endorsed
Adjective
The endorsed candidate receives direct backing from the party. — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026 Blake ran in the Democratic primary for mayor and cross-endorsed Mamdani. — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025
Verb
Trump endorsed Collins just days before the runoff last month. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 22 July 2026 He must first be endorsed by all 15 members of the Security Council before receiving confirmation from the General Assembly. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026 The consortium of aquariums spent much of the early part of the year coming up with a plan to safely rescue the belugas -- at the request of Marineland and endorsed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 July 2026 Trump endorsed both candidates, and Turning Point, the political group founded in Arizona by the late Charlie Kirk, backed them. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 July 2026 Feely will either face Democratic primary challengers former state legislator Amish Shah and Marlene Galán-Woods, a former television news anchor endorsed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 22 July 2026 The three bills do not include several broader Supreme Court changes Schiff has previously endorsed, including term limits, adding seats to the court and establishing an enforceable ethics code. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 Trump endorsed Jay Feely for an open House seat; in another district, incumbent Greg Stanton survives a challenge from the left. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 21 July 2026 Haley, president of the Arizona State Board of Education, was endorsed by outgoing state Treasurer Kimberly Yee. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endorsed
  1. authorized
  2. advocated
  3. certified
  4. supported
  5. licensed
  6. accredited
  7. sanctioned
  8. acceptable
Adjective
  • Only authorized people can pull DAVID records, and an official reason is required.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Charles Moore, a member of the House of Lords, is the authorized biographer of Margaret Thatcher and a columnist for the Daily Telegraph.
    — Charles Moore, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
Definition of authorized
Verb
  • The Republican senator’s office argued that Marshall later advocated for that money to be spent in Kansas after voting against the legislation.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • Star first baseman Bryce Harper has strongly advocated for aggressive trade deadline moves, suggesting the team acquire expensive veterans.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of advocated
Adjective
  • The efforts come as vehicles have grown increasingly more complex and harder for individual owners or non-automaker certified stores to work on in the aftermarket.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • From dead cockroaches to missing certified managers, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City-area restaurants last week.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Definition of certified
Verb
  • But the project, which is supported by the Tibetan government, has also raised concerns among international observers.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Jackson has supported progressive positions such as Medicare for All.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of supported
Adjective
  • Opening day shoppers told IndyStar the low prices, trendy styles and comprehensive line of licensed merchandise from the Indiana Pacers to Disney intellectual property made Primark a must stop.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 24 July 2026
  • Newsom’s signing of the bill into law last week raises the enrollment cap for the program from 15% of California’s licensed drivers to 60% — making as many as 21 million Californian’s eligible to participate.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of licensed
Adjective
  • An accredited counselor can review your budget and set up a Debt Management Plan (DMP).
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • By doing so, Chattanooga FC became the first sports team to take advantage of the passage of the 2016 JOBS Act, which allowed private companies to crowdfund from non-accredited investors in exchange for equity.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of accredited
Adjective
  • Most of the walkout’s broad base got the message that the era of sanctioned dissent was over.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • Across the pond, at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, The Genesis Scottish Open, a co-sanctioned PGA Tour and DP World Tour event that serves as the amuse-bouche to next week’s Open Championship is brewing plenty of drama.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of sanctioned
Adjective
  • In the 1990s, Tom Ford, during his tenure at Gucci, made the buttocks the center of attention with the help of a visibly flashing thong, while the Y2K trends of the ’00s targeted the midsection and declared crop tops socially acceptable.
    — Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026
  • Teen takeovers showcase teens’ extraordinary abilities to identify collective problems and to enact creative solutions – whether or not these solutions are acceptable to adults in power.
    — Krista Mehari, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of acceptable

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