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
  • Getting associated with them validates your position.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • That insight helps teams validate digital models earlier in development.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Curtis Institute of Music Curtis takes a conservatory approach to music education and offers post-secondary-school student diplomas, bachelor of music and professional studies certificates as well as post-baccalaureate diploma and master of music degrees.
    Jeff Bond, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Those choices included censuring and sanctioning me, a military veteran commissioned through CU Boulder, the only Black Regent, and the first Black woman to serve on the board in 43 years.
    Wanda James, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The band was the first to sanction fan taping at their concerts, spawning an abundance of homespun recordings that have been collected, traded and debated for decades.
    Erin Osmon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • What role did the press play in legitimizing American action in the Spanish American War and also bringing it to an end?
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Trump signed the Genius Act in July, legislation that legitimized the technology.
    Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
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
  • South Korea’s legislature hasn’t ratified the trade agreement due to a dispute over conflicting interpretations of its implementation.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Deal to cut tariffs and ease regulatory barriers A formal signing of the deal could come later this year after officials go through the legal details of the text and the EU Parliament ratifies it.
    Rajesh Roy, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026

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“Reapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapprove. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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