reapprove

Definition of reapprovenext

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Recent Examples of reapprove Last year, Congress reapproved the Violence Against Women Act with Bree’s Law provisions. Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023 In 2019, the Texas Legislature appropriated $1.5 million to join ERIC, an appropriation that was reapproved in 2021. Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023 The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board first approved the project in December 2017 and reapproved it in February 2021, also requiring the company to enter good-faith negotiations with neighborhood representatives. Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023 The group also took a swipe at McConnell, who has criticized Scott’s proposal to sunset all federal legislation after five years unless reapproved by Congress, including Medicare and Social Security. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2023 Scott, chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, also called in his 11-point plan for forcing Congress to have to reapprove every federal program after five years, a measure that would put entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare in jeopardy. Washington Post, 10 May 2022 As Ohio’s budgeting cycle only lasts for two years, state lawmakers must reapprove unspent money for projects that take longer than two years to complete. Laura Hancock, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2022 Although the major funding bills originated in the House, Senate amendments mean House lawmakers must review and reapprove those measures before they could be sent to the governor. Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapprove
Verb
  • Its Hadley liquid rocket engines have already flown in hypersonic conditions, validating propulsion performance in real-world scenarios.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Feb. 2026
  • For some of these peptides, such as BPC-157, limited animal studies have been conducted that suggest potential therapeutic effects, such as injury repair, but without robust follow-up studies in people, these benefits haven’t been validated.
    Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The board is expected to discuss the extreme measures Tuesday, Feb. 17. LAUSD employs more than 83,000 people, including teachers, administrators, certificated support personnel and substitutes, according to June 2025 data.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Trustees at the Ramona Unified School District voted unanimously Thursday to send layoff notices to 12 classified and certificated staff members and keep 28 vacant positions unfilled as a way to balance the budget.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The United States and most of Europe have sanctioned Iranian crude for years.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Sulaiman defended the current system in the sport, which sees fighters pay fees to fight for world titles under each sanctioning body.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • His stamp of approval seemingly legitimizes the greatest promise of generative AI—to push the frontier of human knowledge and civilization.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Legalized prostitution enables and legitimizes the degradation of human beings, especially women who make up the majority of prostitutes.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Their goal is to revalidate nearly 6,000 providers by the summer.
    Aki Nace, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Designated Officials who do not revalidate their accounts by July 29, 2025, will need to request access to the account again, either as a Designated Official or as a user of another type.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Verb
  • Under state law, the proclamation must be ratified by the governing body, which the Board did on Tuesday.
    Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Some countries were quick to note their US deals had never been officially ratified.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026

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“Reapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapprove. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.

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