as in approves
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 ratifies
That most of the general population will raise no objections further ratifies that dismal conclusion.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
The cessation of all fighting by the IDF and Hamas will go into effect after the Israel government ratifies the deal, according to an Israeli official.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Terms of the agreement won’t be made public until after the union ratifies the contract and the board reviews it, the statement said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
The cessation of all fighting by the IDF and Hamas will go into effect after the Israel government ratifies the deal, according to an Israeli official.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Terms of the agreement won’t be made public until after the union ratifies the contract and the board reviews it, the statement said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratifies
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Once a judge approves of the request, the two will officially be no longer married.—
JP Mangalindan,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Ukrainian cabinet approves the reward system, which has become highly technical.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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His original announcement on October 13 stated his contract was simply not being renewed, but this new report confirms the non-renewal has been escalated to an early termination.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The work, led by Professor Zijian Li, confirms that the synergistic effect of K+ and C3N4 co-intercalation significantly reduces the electrostatic interaction between Zn2+ and the [VOn] layer, improves the specific capacity and cycling stability.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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City officials said San Jose State applied to serve as a potential base camp for a World Cup team before FIFA finalizes the list of eligible sites.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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That process will change once DHS finalizes the rule.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Ratifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratifies. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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