OK'd

verb

variants or okayed
past tense of OK
1
as in ratified
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory a judge will have to OK the search warrant

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2
as in accepted
to have a favorable opinion of I'm glad that my friends OK'd my choice of girlfriend

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  1. ratified
  2. accepted
  3. approved
Verb
  • The union representing the flight attendants said Monday that if the deal is ratified, the work that flight attendants do before flights take off will be recognized.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Because China’s doctrine ratified practice, the United States has been caught behind.
    — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ratified
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  • Their hope is to get that plan submitted and accepted under the previous guidelines, to create certainty for their operations going forward regardless of how the federal rule change fares.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Even Chalamet accepted money to do a commercial for prediction market Kalshi in the glow of his beloved New York Knicks winning the NBA championship.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 31 July 2026
Definition of accepted
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  • In early 2025, the hospital’s ethics committee approved the clinical trial, before the final results of one of the preclinical studies on monkeys was released, Science reported.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • When the Miami commission approved the unlawful ordinance last summer, the change went into effect immediately.
    — Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of approved
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“OK'd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/OK%27d. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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