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adjective

Definition of licensednext
as in certified

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licensed

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verb

variants also licenced
past tense of license
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
Adjective
That is especially important when licensed health care professionals sell unregulated supplements as medical cures, or when patient advocates share stories that promote prescription drugs without clearly disclosing their financial relationships. — Avi Tuschman, STAT, 13 Aug. 2026 The Coast Guard says licensed boat operators are also required to give a safety briefing to passengers before the start of any boat ride. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
No Shigella vaccine has ever been licensed, despite more than 100 years of research. — Joseph Kim, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 Until 2025, he was licensed to work as an armed security guard. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for licensed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for licensed
  1. certified
  2. enabled
  3. authorized
  4. empowered
  5. accredited
  6. qualified
  7. endorsed
Adjective
  • Thirty minutes from the Woburn research lab, Black Earth Compost accepts certified compostable materials.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In August 2025, WJZ reported that a Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education investigation found two classes at a Howard County special education school were not being taught by a certified teacher.
    — Kellye Lynn, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of certified
Verb
  • At the time, steamships and the printing press enabled people and ideas to travel farther and faster across the globe than ever before.
    — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The change enabled state and local government employees to stop working at an earlier age and collect more retirement pay.
    — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of enabled
Adjective
  • There's an urgent need to verify the human behind these agents, arguing that without a clear, authorized individual, the system is vulnerable to fraud, abuse, and ambiguity.
    — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Under Turkish labor law, once an authorized union initiates a legal strike, active worker participation is required to complete the process.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorized
Verb
  • It was announced a few months after the 2017 provincial election that, with the support of the Green Party, empowered the New Democratic Party.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Arendt had no doubt that the form of antisemitism that had been empowered in Germany could exist only in that country.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of empowered
Adjective
  • Together with hundreds of other accredited parks, reserves and communities recognized by DarkSky International, these destinations preserve the natural darkness that allows the Perseids to truly shine.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Interested students could pursue an optional curriculum track or elective concentration in osteopathic principles, available at any accredited school rather than confined to a parallel one.
    — Abigail MacKenzie, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of accredited
Verb
  • Having qualified, candidates for the state House receive a $38,575 grant and $131,155 to run for the state Senate.
    — Elona Vaisnys, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Like the previous three tournaments the team qualified for (2010, 2014, 2022), the USMNT reached the round of 16 in 2026.
    — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualified
Adjective
  • That includes boosts from socialist Donavan McKinney, who is running for Michigan’s 13th District, and Will Lawrence, who cross-endorsed with el Sayed and is running for Michigan’s 7th District.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • The endorsed candidate receives direct backing from the party.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
Definition of endorsed

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