RATIFICATIONS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

ratifications

noun

plural of ratification

as in sanctions

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Min Aung Hlaing has faced sanctions but is now trying to project a return to normalcy after holding an election in 2025 and increasing Myanmar’s engagement with its regional neighbors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Even to the point of being fined and sanctioned by the European Union courts for refusing to open their gates to unchecked immigration, in Hungary’s case under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, while Poland faced sanctions in 2025.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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Construction would depend on the outcome of feasibility assessments and subsequent project approvals.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Concerns that the administration is outrunning the courts The judges’ frustrations have also centered on the speed with which the administration is pushing ahead on the projects with little regard for the approvals needed to pursue such work.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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Carpenter has received endorsements from four of the five current Roseville City Council members, including Alvord.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Castro, whose campaign has raised just over $15,000, has received endorsements by Miami Realtors, the city’s police and fire unions, and Coral Gables Democrats.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

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Developers have lost similar votes this year in Florida, Virginia and North Carolina.

— Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Those ballots take longer to count than in-person votes, as officials need to deal with envelopes and verify signatures to make sure mail ballots are cast by the people they're supposed to be cast by.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

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