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also licenced
as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies
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Recent Examples of licensed
Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
My Arcade is a line of miniature retro arcade devices, Plug ‘N Play consoles and portable gaming handhelds, which include licensed titles from Atari, Bandai Namco, SEGA, Tetris, Capcom, Konami, Taito, Data East and Jaleco.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of the center’s educators are licensed teachers with years of experience working in public or private schools.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Wake County Public School System assigned Devon to a classroom with an instructional assistant who was not a licensed teacher, a violation of policy, according to state documents.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
My Arcade is a line of miniature retro arcade devices, Plug ‘N Play consoles and portable gaming handhelds, which include licensed titles from Atari, Bandai Namco, SEGA, Tetris, Capcom, Konami, Taito, Data East and Jaleco.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The facility is licensed to have six residents at a time, but allegedly only had one person on staff per shift and did not check on residents during the night, according to the reports.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of the center’s educators are licensed teachers with years of experience working in public or private schools.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for licensed
Verb
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This approach has enabled Apex to scale quickly while maintaining the stability and resources associated with a corporate partnership.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Beyond its nuclear-deterrence mission, the B-2’s long range and payload capacity have enabled it to deliver large munitions at a distance.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Upon completion, Southwest Golf Ranch will boast a total of 27 heated, covered driving range bays, over two acres of bent-grass range, professional swing-analysis technology, a professional shop offering club-fitting services, group camps and clinics with certified golf instructors and more.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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That can be done through a process server, law enforcement, a friend or relative or certified mail.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Under the measure, which the legislature is considering this week, doctors, pharmacists and others authorized to prescribe the drugs to end a pregnancy could leave their name off the prescription label.—
Patrick Adams,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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In June, grocery workers in at least five states authorized strikes in an escalating series of labor actions against Albertsons and Kroger, which included some Safeway stores.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Brazil have qualified for next year’s World Cup, held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, after finishing fifth in the 10-team Conmebol standings.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Argentina had already qualified for the 2026 World Cup atop the CONMEBOL standings.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The official language is self-assessments and third-party assessments, conducted by accredited assessors.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The new multidisciplinary platform is a treasure trove of information and includes a comprehensive, accredited training program, the Perimenopause Certificate.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Licensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licensed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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