revalidating

verb

present participle of revalidate
as in validating

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  1. validating
  2. sanctioning
  3. legitimizing
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  • Advertisement But the 2026 movie They Fight has a happy ending, culminating in Quincey winning a boxing tournament in Salisbury, Maryland, validating Manigan as a coach.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 17 July 2026
  • Automation meets nuclear The companies say the control platform is designed to offer scalable and reliable automation for Aalo-X, which serves as a test reactor for validating modular nuclear technologies before commercial deployment.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
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  • The next day, Paxton’s office wrote to the conference warning that sanctioning Tech for supporting Sorsby was against the law and would carry consequences.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
  • The White House has repeatedly threatened to oust Cuba’s communist regime, sanctioning key figures and state entities, and tightening a trade embargo that has led to a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean nation.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of sanctioning
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  • The mayor himself will arrive this morning ahead of his afternoon one-on-one with Leo, the first American — and Chicago-born — pope, whose advocacy on immigrant rights and historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery will be top of the list for Johnson to discuss.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • Strong suggests legitimizing and standardizing station tattoos, making a design readily available if deputies want to pay homage to their workplace, as other departments across the nation do.
    — Sierra van der Brug, Daily News, 28 May 2026
Definition of legitimizing
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