as in certified
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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
Allison Palmer
updated June 25,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Site prep comes next, then permits before any work begins, then electrical rough-in by a licensed electrician.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Trucks are required to be individually licensed, including passing a health inspection and getting a permit from the city of Citrus Heights, Satvinder noted.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
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Adjective
Site prep follows, then permits before any work begins, then electrical rough-in by a licensed electrician.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 25,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Site prep comes next, then permits before any work begins, then electrical rough-in by a licensed electrician.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
Verb
The agency inspected and licensed the nearly 100-year-old camp two days before the flood that killed 27 campers and counselors, the lawsuit states.
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Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Trucks are required to be individually licensed, including passing a health inspection and getting a permit from the city of Citrus Heights, Satvinder noted.
—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for licensed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for licensed
Adjective
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According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), TLC is the second-biggest-selling female group behind The Chicks, with 23 million certified units.
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Farmworkers are at particular risk, which has led the EPA to require special training for certified applicators of paraquat.
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What differentiates MidFirst is not simply scale, but the culture private ownership has enabled.
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That enabled them to add a rapidly ascendant prospect each time in goalie Carter George and winger Vojtěch Čihař.
Adjective
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On Amazon, only buy when the listing is sold and shipped by the brand or an authorized seller.
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Amazon is fine, but only when the listing is sold and shipped by the brand or an authorized seller.
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When individuals are empowered to declare their own career trajectories, input their own names into succession planning systems, and voice their professional needs, systemic bias plummets.
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Projecting its own victory, the Iranian regime empowered a hardline leadership, fired missiles and drones at its neighbors, rejected temporary ceasefires, and doubled down on its right to a nuclear program.
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The testing, which was performed at an accredited laboratory in Italy, also found that the label accuracy failure rate for online purchases outpaced in-store at 46 and 36 percent, respectively.
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The accredited investor standards were also put in place to presume at least some higher measure of investor sophistication.
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Multiple opposition groups quickly put out statements vowing to beat the billionaire’s tax after the measure had officially qualified.
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Germany had already qualified, but Ecuador will now join it in the next round after finishing as one of the best eight third-place finishers.
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The endorsed candidate receives direct backing from the party.
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Blake ran in the Democratic primary for mayor and cross-endorsed Mamdani.
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“Licensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licensed. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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