recertifying

verb

present participle of recertify
as in revalidating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recertifying
  1. validating
  2. certifying
  3. sanctioning
  4. legitimizing
  5. ratifying
  6. accrediting
  7. approving
Verb
  • While less visible than publishing itself, peer review plays a foundational role in technical ecosystems—evaluating methodologies, validating research quality, and influencing emerging disciplinary standards.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Architecture validated in 28-nanometre environment The first phase of the collaboration focused on validating the QCIM core under demanding operating conditions.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of validating
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  • Officers like Chase, who perform inspections, are responsible for certifying the origin of all parts on the car.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Absent a chair, the commission is unable to perform some key responsibilities, like enforcing legal and safety violations, approving new tribal gambling laws and certifying management agreements between tribes and casino operators.
    — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of certifying
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  • Casado, now 22 and a boyhood Barca fan, has always been very keen on staying, despite the club sanctioning his sale.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • When the pandemic disrupted NASCAR's plans for the debut of the Next Gen car, the sanctioning body moved the 2021 Clash to Daytona's road course, citing both logistics and cost savings for teams.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sanctioning
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  • The company is abandoning the $799 price point, with the Pixel 11 expected to start at $899 for 256GB storage, legitimizing a wider industry shift to higher base storage and prices.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • There is no formal consensus, however, and no faction willing to move first on anything that could be portrayed as surrendering leverage, legitimizing the bombing campaign, or handing Trump a clear victory.
    — Sanam Vakil, Time, 16 July 2026
Definition of legitimizing
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  • Hence, the National Players Basketball Association plans to talk with the NBA about ratifying the CBA to alter spending restrictions.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The European Union and the United States took one ultra-laborious step forward in ratifying their bilateral trade deal in late June.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Definition of ratifying
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  • The two accrediting bodies that currently govern allopathic and osteopathic medical education cannot act alone.
    — Abigail MacKenzie, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
  • What schools said about name change Queens and Elon in September announced plans to merge that became official in June after the universities’ accrediting agency gave its blessing.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of accrediting
Verb
  • Ruiz ruled in a lawsuit brought by historian Marvin Dunn that Dunn was likely to prove the college’s Board of Trustees had denied the public an opportunity to weigh in on the plans before approving the transfer.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Buñuelian skeptic in me also shirks at Fried’s approving references to Diderot’s petite église invisible, the small hidden church whose members—painters, critics, curators, patrons—are the vision-gifted serious pursuers of art history.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
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“Recertifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recertifying. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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