reapproves

verb

present tense third-person singular of reapprove
as in revalidates

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  1. validates
  2. legitimizes
  3. sanctions
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  • Security identifies viable attack paths and validates which defenses break them.
    — Jonathan Baker, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Mamdani and other critics of Israel have argued the International Criminal Court’s open warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest on charges of genocide and war crimes in Gaza validates their calls for his arrest.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of validates
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  • Here the sticker remains, protected by its status as an artwork and by the German institution whose physical enclosure legitimizes it as such.
    — Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Social integrity asks what AI legitimizes as knowledge and truth.
    — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of legitimizes
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  • The bill sanctions Russian financial institutions and its largest state energy projects while targeting Russian partners in the oil and natural gas trade.
    — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • For starters the World Cup is run by the same organization, FIFA, which sanctions virtually every level of soccer globally, from the men’s and women’s World Cups, to confederation competitions including the UEFA Championships and the Copa América, to most major age-group tournaments.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Reapproves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapproves. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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