EX OFFICIO Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

ex officio

adjective

Definition of ex officio

as in certified

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Adjective

Originally an eBay seller, Davis’ certified B-corp business received a strategic investment from Neiman Marcus in 2019.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Cycle along the coastline, set sail across the Mediterranean, dive with certified instructors, explore on horseback, or pick up a racket for a game of tennis or padel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of certified

Adjective

According to Minnesota authorities, the shooter was a licensed gun owner and used a handgun.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Its Nyköping site already hosts a licensed nuclear facility, while an application for a new nuclear facility at Valdemarsvik was submitted in March 2026.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of licensed

Adjective

No causalities were reported, according to Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency.

— Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars.

— David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of semiofficial

Adjective

And has that conversation broadened into a discussion of who gets to translate canonical texts more generally—questions of race, class, and access as well as gender?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
The canonical example is Air France flight 447, which fell into the Atlantic in 2009.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026

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