reapprove

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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
  • Every bolt, every line of code, every system had to be validated and tested carefully, or the shuttle would never leave the launchpad.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Among other benefits of cloud-native technologies, engineers can quickly validate product designs in real-world conditions, while CAE developers receive rapid feedback to optimize performance.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And patients are largely left on their own to decipher which certificates hanging on a surgeon’s office wall, or ballyhooed in web advertising, signify appropriate training and which do not.
    Fred Schulte, NBC news, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Nearly a third of entry-level professionals who studied a course or certificate in the past year secured a salary raise.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Now in her 90s, Riddick recalled the early days of the Pumpkin Roll, when the event wasn't officially sanctioned by the city and someone at the bottom of Midland Road would tell people by radio whether there was oncoming traffic on Kavanaugh or not.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In March 2026, Chamley-Watson will launch the first-ever Miles Chamley-Watson Cup as a youth competition in Atlantic City sanctioned by USA Fencing and aiming to inspire the next generation of fencers.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Critics from across the political spectrum, including prominent Jewish leaders, condemned the discussion as legitimizing antisemitic and racist rhetoric.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • To legitimize its war, China would try to point to provocations by Taipei and Washington—which is why the no-deadline pledge would incentivize them to refrain from acts that Beijing could hold up as compelling casus belli.
    STEPHEN WERTHEIM, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • They must be revalidated every few years to ensure high levels of implementation.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty from 1996 was never fully ratified, and Moscow suspended participation in the bilateral US-Russia New START deal in 2023, which will expire in February.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The United States, China, Egypt, Iran, and Israel have signed but not ratified the treaty, while India, Pakistan, and North Korea have not signed at all.
    Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Manufacturers must pay a $500 fee per vaping device when certifying their products and recertify them each year for the same fee. Vapes that contain hemp are exempt for now but will have to be listed on the directory starting July 1, 2026.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Any agent who has cleared probation can apply for Horse Patrol, and agents must recertify regularly to keep skills fresh.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Reapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapprove. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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