reapprove

Definition of reapprovenext

Example Sentences

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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
  • Researchers also want to know whether the effect, if validated, can be improved upon.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
  • This week also saw big news from the quantum startup Quantinuum, and DARPA announced eleven companies advanced to the second stage of its quantum benchmarking initiative, which aims to either validate or invalidate the approaches taken by companies in the program.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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
  • The United States is attempting to maintain an oil embargo in Venezuela and has sanctioned the country’s oil industry.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The Marinera was a ship previously flagged out of Panama and was sanctioned for its prior involvement in Iranian oil trading by the Treasury Department in 2024 under former President Joe Biden, according to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
    January 5, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Based on a true story, Sweeney transformed her body to play Christy Martin, who helped legitimize women’s boxing.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Now the junta that ousted her seeks to hold sham polls in December to entrench and legitimize their rule.
    Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 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
  • Jorge Rodríguez, recently ratified as leader of the national parliament, avoided referring to those being freed as political prisoners and said that the releases were taking place simultaneously to his announcement, made at noon on Thursday.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
  • If ratified, the declaration will remain in place until the council’s next meeting when the council can choose to extend or remove it.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026

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“Reapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapprove. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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