1
as in ascribing
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
accredits his good choice of movies to reading a reviewer who seldom steers him wrong
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as in enabling
to give official or legal power to
took a course that accredited her to teach first aid
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as in praising
to declare enthusiastic approval of
generally accredited as the finest American dramatist of the postwar generation
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as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
thus far the board has refused to accredit the school
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Recent Examples of accrediting
Elon University now officially has full control of Queens University of Charlotte following a decision this month by the pair’s accrediting agency.
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Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
In March 2024, the New England Commission of Higher Education, which is responsible for accrediting colleges and universities in the Northeast, created guidelines for colleges that want to implement these programs.
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Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
Though framed as a request for information, Levine’s letter signals that Florida’s campaign against accrediting bodies — once focused on general university oversight — is expanding into medicine, one of the most tightly regulated sectors of higher education.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
Some Republican states are pushing to reduce the American Bar Association’s long domination in accrediting law schools.
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Ella Lee,
The Hill,
11 Feb. 2026
The bill provides a new definition of an accrediting agency.
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Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Feisel also was involved with ABET, the organization responsible for accrediting engineering programs.
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Amanda Davis,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Dec. 2025
But a school can’t go a decade without checking in with the accrediting body, which is why there are other reports, including an interim report midway through the cycle.
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Stephanie Kuzydym,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Dec. 2025
The school’s last review by the accrediting body was a decade prior, in 2015.
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Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
In March 2024, the New England Commission of Higher Education, which is responsible for accrediting colleges and universities in the Northeast, created guidelines for colleges that want to implement these programs.
—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
Though framed as a request for information, Levine’s letter signals that Florida’s campaign against accrediting bodies — once focused on general university oversight — is expanding into medicine, one of the most tightly regulated sectors of higher education.
—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
Some Republican states are pushing to reduce the American Bar Association’s long domination in accrediting law schools.
—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
11 Feb. 2026
The bill provides a new definition of an accrediting agency.
—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Feisel also was involved with ABET, the organization responsible for accrediting engineering programs.
—
Amanda Davis,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Dec. 2025
But a school can’t go a decade without checking in with the accrediting body, which is why there are other reports, including an interim report midway through the cycle.
—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Dec. 2025
The school’s last review by the accrediting body was a decade prior, in 2015.
—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accrediting
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The group immediate drew praise on social media for not ascribing the cancellation to anything beyond the most obvious factors.
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Wednesday’s verdict in Los Angeles on the ninth day of jury deliberations shows the difficulty of ascribing how much social media is to blame for youths suffering varying degrees of distress.
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The observatory was named for fast-flying swift birds due to its ability to pivot rapidly to look at cosmic events and afterglows, enabling the study of comets, gravitational waves and black holes over long periods of time.
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The system provides high-performance 3D perception while maintaining low power consumption, enabling robots to detect and interact with complex environments more accurately.
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Longtime friends Robert De Niro and Streep shared a friendly smooch during the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala in 2018, following the actor's speech praising the star.
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Bruckheimer kicked off the conversation by praising Cue and the Apple team.
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Senators later adopted Amendment 1 before approving the bill.
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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.
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Apple's iPhone 18 Pro is expected to see a significant price increase, with CEO Tim Cook attributing it to inflationary pressures on memory and storage components.
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The pair divorced in 2023, with Vergara later attributing the split to differing views on having children, which Manganiello disputed.
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However, because agentic systems can execute actions independently, an error can become a severe operational failure, such as authorizing fraudulent transactions or deleting mission-critical databases.
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Rather than authorizing private helipads citywide, the amendment would apply only to the industrial zoning district on Terminal Island, where Griffin’s marina is under construction.
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The Ross Township Police Department shared the video on Facebook on Monday, applauding Sergeant Chuberko and Officer Roy for rescuing the deer.
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The bottom line is that none of this is worth applauding.
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During that ratifying convention, Wilson also argued that the franchise should extend broadly, beyond just property owners.
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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.
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