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Recent Examples of sanctioning
Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The sanctioning of high school sports is critical to allow student-athletes to safely participate in sports without the risk of exploitation.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
There is increasing international condemnation and sanctioning of some of the government’s more prominent members who are accused of using genocidal language against the Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 23 Aug. 2025
Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 15 June 2026
The Oklahoma attorney general’s letter rejected the idea that the Big 12 sanctioning Texas Tech would represent antitrust violations.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Those recent incidents and issues have caused NJ Transit — which agreed to carry 40,000 passengers per game in an arrangement with soccer sanctioning body FIFA — to adopt a belt-and-suspenders approach.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
The safest play in college sports is to violate the NCAA rule book and then just sue should the sanctioning body dare try to punish you.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
In February, Santiago Gallon was killed in Mexico, and news stories rehashed his role in sanctioning the hit on Escobar.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
The administration is also sanctioning Díaz-Canel’s wife and Cuba’s unofficial first lady, Lis Cuesta Peraza, and Díaz-Canel’s stepson, Manuel Anido Cuesta, as well as Castro Espín’s son, Raúl Alejandro Castro Calis.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Walker-Yeager is alleging that the court is illegally favoring the prosecution in the case by not sanctioning the state for not submitting that information earlier.
—Sofi Zeman
june 2, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Do that, and the crossover spectacle becomes a rivalry worth sanctioning twice.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Noun
The City of Boca Raton has no official involvement regarding the sanctioning of the party, a spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The sanctioning of high school sports is critical to allow student-athletes to safely participate in sports without the risk of exploitation.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
There is increasing international condemnation and sanctioning of some of the government’s more prominent members who are accused of using genocidal language against the Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
Big 12 administrators also met to consider sanctioning Texas Tech or Sorsby.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 15 June 2026
The Oklahoma attorney general’s letter rejected the idea that the Big 12 sanctioning Texas Tech would represent antitrust violations.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Those recent incidents and issues have caused NJ Transit — which agreed to carry 40,000 passengers per game in an arrangement with soccer sanctioning body FIFA — to adopt a belt-and-suspenders approach.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
The safest play in college sports is to violate the NCAA rule book and then just sue should the sanctioning body dare try to punish you.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
In February, Santiago Gallon was killed in Mexico, and news stories rehashed his role in sanctioning the hit on Escobar.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
The administration is also sanctioning Díaz-Canel’s wife and Cuba’s unofficial first lady, Lis Cuesta Peraza, and Díaz-Canel’s stepson, Manuel Anido Cuesta, as well as Castro Espín’s son, Raúl Alejandro Castro Calis.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Walker-Yeager is alleging that the court is illegally favoring the prosecution in the case by not sanctioning the state for not submitting that information earlier.
—Sofi Zeman
june 2, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Do that, and the crossover spectacle becomes a rivalry worth sanctioning twice.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctioning
Noun
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Housing construction would follow as projects receive approvals.—
Beret Leone,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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The Obama-era Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, which requires presidents to submit agreements related to Iran’s nuclear program to Congress for approval, temporarily bars the president from waiving sanctions while lawmakers review.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Senators later adopted Amendment 1 before approving the bill.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Finland’s parliament on Wednesday voted to lift a decades-old ban on nuclear weapons, approving a major defense policy shift aimed at aligning the country more closely with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) deterrence strategy.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
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Comic books until then had been strictly boys’-own adventures, with titles like Eagle and Hotspur, that gave young boys permission to revel in the grim 20th century wars their fathers had fought in.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Both resolutions, ratifying the clerk-treasurer’s office policies and procedures and the public comment policy, will be brought back up at the council’s July meeting.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
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The museum’s security staff organized separately, in 2022, ratifying their inaugural contract in 2024 following a twelve-day strike.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 May 2026
Noun
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not endorse Schlossberg, however his endorsements in other races, for the 7th, 10th, and 13th Districts, will be ones to watch, according to McGlennon.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Additionally, a firm's or advisor's appearance in our list does not constitute an individual endorsement by CNBC of any firm or advisor.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Realize that Social Security needs time to verify and update the new deposit details so don’t close the first account until confirming the second account is receiving the funds.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The hours-long delay in confirming the shooting, however, has raised questions from at least two state lawmakers.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Noun
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However, the brutal victory came at a cost, as Gaethje now faces a 180-day medical suspension for injuries to his right wrist and left knee, pending MRI clearance.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The flight was given clearance to taxi normally to the gate under its own power.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Pittman said the holiday should instead recognize the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery nationwide later that year.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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The agreement now goes to union members for a ratification vote, then to the SEPTA board.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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“Sanctioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctioning. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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