variants
or okays
as in approvals
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
our supervisor gave his OK on the project, so we can go ahead with it
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variants
or okays
1
as in approves
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
a judge will have to OK the search warrant
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2
as in accepts
to have a favorable opinion of
I'm glad that my friends OK'd my choice of girlfriend
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Noun
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Before the law’s passage, small acquisitions, even of land donated, required multiple approvals from the state Public Works Board, Department of General Services, Department of Finance and other parts of the Sacramento bureaucracy.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026 -
Final approvals from the board, however, will still be needed for the projects.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Plans, including renderings of the 33,000-square-foot (3,066-square-meter) center, were included in the preliminary agenda released on Friday for the April meeting of a federal commission that approves construction on federal land in Washington.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Those tariffs last for only 150 days unless Congress approves an extension.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The company said the lockout will end if the union accepts the proposal from Tuesday's meeting.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Wang, however, projects each of these choice from deep within, crafting a character who’s both uncomfortable with his reactions to people, emotions and external stimuli, but is, at this point in his life, also unfortunately used to his discomforts, and begrudgingly accepts them.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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He was sentenced to five years in prison for his alleged part in a scheme to obtain funds from the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in exchange for political and diplomatic favors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The aesthetic favors deliberate roughness and mistakes over a sterile, polished sheen.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Deal to cut tariffs and ease regulatory barriers A formal signing of the deal could come later this year after officials go through the legal details of the text and the EU Parliament ratifies it.—
Rajesh Roy,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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That most of the general population will raise no objections further ratifies that dismal conclusion.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
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“OKs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/OKs. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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