revalidating

verb

present participle of revalidate
as in validating

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  1. validating
  2. sanctioning
  3. legitimizing
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  • The special report has been cited in thousands of academic papers, in legislative testimony and in media coverage validating carbon capture and storage as a realistic solution to global warming.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to late-arriving mail ballots, the California secretary of state told ABC News that there is an arduous process of counting mail ballots and validating voters' signatures, as each envelope signature must match the signatures on file.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of validating
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  • Our Congress has passed laws prohibiting trade with Russia and sanctioning those countries that do.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The University Interscholastic League is one step closer to sanctioning girls high school flag football in Texas.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of sanctioning
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  • Moreover, its lead in many technologies meant that the United States had much more to lose than to gain by legitimizing commercial spying.
    — DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Seeking new crypto money, Christie’s and Sotheby’s cut all other legitimizing actors out of the loop with NFTs, elevating what might previously have been categorized as illustration, graphic art, or a social media meme to the status of fine art.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of legitimizing
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“Revalidating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revalidating. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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