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variants also indorsed

endorsed

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verb

variants also indorsed
past tense of endorse

Example Sentences

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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
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was endorsed by the city's DSA chapter during his 2023 mayoral run but has since faced criticism from both moderate and liberal local leaders on issues such as immigration, the local budget and public safety. ABC News, 19 June 2026 Research published in 2023 by Johnson and another Wharton marketing professor found that people are more likely to choose a product endorsed by a celebrity than by a non-celebrity. Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 June 2026 Cassidy and Cornyn lost in primaries last month after Trump endorsed their opponents. Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 Sabato De Sarno, the former creative director of Gucci, who is a regular customer at Veramonteforte, also endorsed the project. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 June 2026 Still, Reynoso has been endorsed by the New York Working Families Party, a long-standing progressive coalition to the left of the Democratic establishment. Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 18 June 2026 She was also endorsed by retiring Judge Janene Beronio, whose departure created the vacancy. Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026 China is one of a small number of countries to have endorsed Myanmar's recent election conducted by the military junta that carried out the 2021 coup, a vote that most Western countries and human rights groups have dismissed as a sham. Wai Moe, NPR, 12 June 2026 This includes the Frontier AI Safety Frameworks that AI developers consult, the G7 Hiroshima AI Process endorsed by leaders of G7 countries, and the EU Code of Practice followed across Europe. Anjana Susarla, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endorsed
Adjective
  • Animals must be inspected by an authorized veterinarian/official within 5 days prior to movement.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The city has 515 authorized positions, 461 of which are currently filled, according to city spokesperson Kristyn Nelson.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • His campaign has also advocated for a free-market economic agenda, casting a smaller government, lower taxes, and resource extraction as the route to restoring order and growth.
    Ines Capdevila, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
  • Many hawks advocated introducing ground troops, but doing so would have made matters much worse.
    Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • The compensation plan that was passed at the June 15 board trustee meeting includes a $60,000 starting salary for certified teachers.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
  • Without attorneys or a certified mail tracking number, Mollica may have been out of luck.
    Christie Thompson, NPR, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • The endeavor was supported by the Taiwanese government.
    Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • Hughton supported Addo at the previous World Cup in 2022 before taking charge of the team for the AFCON in Ivory Coast in early 2024.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Adjective
  • In order to legally operate his drone, Ordonez needed to have the aircraft registered with the Federal Aviation Administration and been a licensed drone pilot, among other requirements.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
  • If the state collected more than $29 million each year, the overage was to be refunded to the casinos and licensed gaming companies.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • When searching, the letter writer or the cousin should be sure to seek out an accredited service that requires all their nurses be licensed and certified.
    Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
  • The school began offering online courses in 2020, with undergraduate and graduate degrees to prepare students for ministry leadership through its partnerships with accredited institutions.
    Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • In Monday's announcement, the ministry said that companies or individuals in third countries are prohibited from transferring dual-use items from China to the sanctioned American firms.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
  • The Treasury Department recently fined a company that was co-owned by Sobachevskiy hundreds of millions of dollars for managing a different investment on behalf of a sanctioned Russian oligarch.
    Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • Hating a people is never acceptable.
    Adam Abutaa, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2026
  • The same reservations, of course, apply to RealD 3D in standard theaters – acceptable in laser projection, avoid if not.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

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“Endorsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endorsed. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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