revalidating

verb

present participle of revalidate
as in validating

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  1. validating
  2. sanctioning
  3. legitimizing
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  • What struck me was that entering invoices, validating suppliers and matching purchase orders all follow business rules that already exist in Oracle E Business Suite, spreadsheets or approval matrices.
    — Mia Urman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Katalyst said over a week later that the team was validating LINK’s performance, and the spacecraft was preparing for its upcoming rendezvous with Swift.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of validating
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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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  • 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
  • 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
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