as in approving
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 ratifying
Delegates of Workers United and the company resumed bargaining in April 2024 with the goal of ratifying a new contract by the end of the year, but that never came to pass as negotiations stalled with both sides blaming the other for not coming to the table.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Bethea said the fact that Sky Chefs has delayed ratifying their contract at BWI is a testament to its values.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
The United States has long upheld most tenets of UNCLOS, benefiting from its framework even without ratifying it.
—Kevin Green, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Bethea said the fact that Sky Chefs has delayed ratifying their contract at BWI is a testament to its values.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
The United States has long upheld most tenets of UNCLOS, benefiting from its framework even without ratifying it.
—Kevin Green, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratifying
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In July 2025, CMS stopped approving Section 1115 waivers for multi-year continuous eligibility for children.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Each retailer chose the artist and commissioned the cover that will be exclusive to their stores, with Liefeld approving it all.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Patrick took it surprisingly well, because Kacie kept making out with him and confirming that her choice had nothing to do with her feelings for him.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hailey Bieber, too, has given the sneaker a seal of approval, strutting around in its ombré, yellow-and-orange version in London while confirming that the trench coat and Nike Shox combo is one worthy of replicating this fall.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Paramount Skydance is reportedly finalizing a deal to hire Bari Weiss, the founder of the Free Press, as editor in chief of CBS News.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Scarlet Girls won the Berlinale World Cinema Fund and is finalizing postproduction.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Ratifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratifying. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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