as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery
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Recent Examples of ratified
About six months after Granger's arrival in Galveston, the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery nationwide was ratified.
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Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
The following year, Congress ratified the reservation.
—Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution would be ratified that December, ending slavery everywhere (including in the border states that didn’t secede from the Union).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
About six months after Granger’s arrival in Galveston, the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery nationwide was ratified.
—Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The two chambers have yet to pass one piece of the Legislature’s budget agreement that Newsom has not publicly ratified.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
The election cycle is kicking off a little less than two months after the WGA ratified its latest collective bargaining agreement with studios and streamers by a more than 90 percent margin.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Each of the deals has already been ratified by members of the affected unions.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2026
City officials first noticed the damage on the morning of June 4, prompting Pacifica City Manager Sean Charpentier to close the pier and declare a state of emergency that was later ratified by the City Council.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
The following year, Congress ratified the reservation.
—Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution would be ratified that December, ending slavery everywhere (including in the border states that didn’t secede from the Union).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
About six months after Granger’s arrival in Galveston, the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery nationwide was ratified.
—Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The two chambers have yet to pass one piece of the Legislature’s budget agreement that Newsom has not publicly ratified.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
The election cycle is kicking off a little less than two months after the WGA ratified its latest collective bargaining agreement with studios and streamers by a more than 90 percent margin.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Each of the deals has already been ratified by members of the affected unions.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2026
City officials first noticed the damage on the morning of June 4, prompting Pacifica City Manager Sean Charpentier to close the pier and declare a state of emergency that was later ratified by the City Council.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratified
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Cuba’s Communist Party has approved 176 free‑market measures, which are described as the most sweeping economic overhaul since the revolution, dismantling pillars of state control and decentralizing a system battered by crisis.—
Andrea Rodríguez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The Cuban government this week approved a package of 176 economic reforms that would significantly alter parts of the socialist model that has governed the island for more than six decades.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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The destroyer commissioned Tuesday, the Choe Hyon, is expected to have anti-ship and land-attack missile capabilities, although neither can be confirmed to date, analysts said.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
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The outlet also reported that, for now, no plans for a reunion between the king and his son have been confirmed.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
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