REAPPROVED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

reapproved

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past tense of reapprove

as in approved

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No drugs in this class are approved to treat obesity in children under 12, even though GLP-1 prescriptions for children between 8 and 11 have increased more than 300-fold since 2019.

— STAT, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
The city’s initial agreement with the developers, approved by the council last September, laid out a range of possible public funding mechanisms the city may consider.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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Other sanctioned Iranian airlines, however, have continued flying into Turkey.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The Treasury Department first sanctioned Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization in July 2024, and the State Department designated it a foreign terrorist organization in February 2025.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

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The contract was ratified with a 97% to 3% vote, Shaffer told the Star-Telegram.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
The plan follows several other measures announced recently — including the economic and tax overhaul, which was approved by Congress but has yet to be ratified as the Constitutional Court reviews complaints filed by opposition parties.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

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Every machine on the high-volume line was engineered and validated on EnerVenue’s R&D line, six kilometers away, before it was committed to production here.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Elko came to Reed's defense after the Aggies' loss to Kentucky last week, but his comments were not validated by his QB's latest showing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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That victory made the Myanmar native a champion questioned by some, but Van legitimized his reign by prevailing in a grueling battle against Tatsuro Taira last May, stopping his challenger in the final round.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
The Peruvian system has a solid institutional foundation that was legitimized over time and is supported by the Peruvian public.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

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