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as in approvals
an indication that someone or something is favorable, acceptable, or satisfactory
An endorsement from a star athlete made the sneaker brand more popular than ever before.
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as in signatures
a person's name written in their own handwriting on the back of a check
The bank teller politely reminded me that the check needed my endorsement.
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Recent Examples of endorsements
Lasher, who represents the Upper West Side, amassed a long list of endorsements from prominent New York Democrats.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Those endorsements have angered parts of Mamdani's coalition.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 June 2026
There are progressive candidates running in various elections in New York on Tuesday, with three of them earning endorsements from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who describes himself as a democratic socialist.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026
Their endorsements could plot a winning midterm strategy for Democrats and strengthen relationships across different factions.
—Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 June 2026
And there is some political power within the community as well, with the LGBTQ+ Democrats of Mecklenburg County lobbying for LGBTQ-friendly policies and making key endorsements during elections.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
Lasher had just come from his children’s piano recital, where his son had played a Chopin solo; Lasher’s list of endorsements is more like a symphony.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Despite endorsements from the Davis City Council and the DJUSD board, along with more than $750,000 spent by campaign supporters, Measure V appeared likely to fall short of the simple majority needed for approval.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
The final day of Georgia’s marquee Republican runoffs ended Monday with dueling endorsements and a barrage of campaign stops stretching from the coast to the Tennessee line.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 16 June 2026
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Those endorsements have angered parts of Mamdani's coalition.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 June 2026
There are progressive candidates running in various elections in New York on Tuesday, with three of them earning endorsements from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who describes himself as a democratic socialist.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026
Their endorsements could plot a winning midterm strategy for Democrats and strengthen relationships across different factions.
—Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 June 2026
And there is some political power within the community as well, with the LGBTQ+ Democrats of Mecklenburg County lobbying for LGBTQ-friendly policies and making key endorsements during elections.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
Lasher had just come from his children’s piano recital, where his son had played a Chopin solo; Lasher’s list of endorsements is more like a symphony.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Despite endorsements from the Davis City Council and the DJUSD board, along with more than $750,000 spent by campaign supporters, Measure V appeared likely to fall short of the simple majority needed for approval.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
The final day of Georgia’s marquee Republican runoffs ended Monday with dueling endorsements and a barrage of campaign stops stretching from the coast to the Tennessee line.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endorsements
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Those approvals allow crews to begin building essential site infrastructure before full production activities start.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
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The Limits Of Legacy Approaches Many organizations still operate with fragmented processes built around spreadsheets and manual approvals.—
Laurent Charpentier,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Books arranged by hue, a ceiling tile bears signatures of students from years past and small treasures hide in corners -- each one marking a moment of pride.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
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Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a Democrat, said Wednesday night that petitioners collected more than the roughly 875,000 signatures needed to place the original proposal before voters.—
Sophie Austin,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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Some cities offered more generous incentives while others had lower labor costs, however, Fort Worth’s history of delivering incentive agreements and city support for the project have made Fort Worth the company’s preferred location, Rogers said.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
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Major unions and business interests often sponsor competing measures, only to negotiate 11th-hour agreements to yank their proposals from ever appearing in front of voters.—
Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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In your view, are the biggest risks from AI systems themselves or from the humans deploying them, the possibility of AI in the hands of rogue actors is particularly concerning here.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Ten members of the pool raised their hands with three admitting to having some knowledge of King.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
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On the other were calls to shift resources away from policing and toward social supports and services.—
Diane Goldstein,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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Build office- and home-based supports that make systems flexible enough to let their strengths show.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Endorsements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endorsements. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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