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
It was reported not long after Collier’s press conference that Engelbert isn’t expected to be retained as commissioner once the new collective bargaining agreement is ratified.
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The sale is expected to be ratified once due diligence has been completed at the beginning of November.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Any amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of the states to become effective.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2025
Production workers DreamWorks Animation have officially ratified their first union contract since unionizing with the Animation Guild and the Motion Picture Editors Guild last year.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
While undoubtedly a step forward, the agreement has not been ratified by either country.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
In order to win a war—especially a war that threatened the nation’s very existence—the federal government enjoyed plenary power to liberate slaves, as nations at war had commonly done long before the Constitution was drafted and ratified.
—Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
The 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which commits countries to phasing out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – greenhouse gases that don't harm the ozone layer like CFCs, but still trap heat in the atmosphere – has been ratified by 164 parties so far.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
There is also the outstanding question of a new collective bargaining agreement, which must be ratified by the players and the owners before next season can tip off.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The sale is expected to be ratified once due diligence has been completed at the beginning of November.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Any amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of the states to become effective.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2025
Production workers DreamWorks Animation have officially ratified their first union contract since unionizing with the Animation Guild and the Motion Picture Editors Guild last year.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
While undoubtedly a step forward, the agreement has not been ratified by either country.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
In order to win a war—especially a war that threatened the nation’s very existence—the federal government enjoyed plenary power to liberate slaves, as nations at war had commonly done long before the Constitution was drafted and ratified.
—Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
The 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which commits countries to phasing out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – greenhouse gases that don't harm the ozone layer like CFCs, but still trap heat in the atmosphere – has been ratified by 164 parties so far.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
There is also the outstanding question of a new collective bargaining agreement, which must be ratified by the players and the owners before next season can tip off.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratified
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It was built as part of a $44 million sports complex paid for with a bond approved by school district voters in 2020.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The city's Design Review Board approved the design in December 2024.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Rivas Hernandez was first reported missing on April 5, 2024 as confirmed by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office to the Los Angeles Times.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The man, whose position CNN confirmed independently, said he could be arrested too, but that would not stop the business.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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After the divorce was finalized in September, the designer is focused on filming season two of her hit show The Flip Off with her first husband and former Flip or Flop co-star, Tarek El Moussa, 44, and his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, 38.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Carr and the two other FCC commissioners are expected to appear before the panel in November, although the exact date is being finalized and could slip later, the person said.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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