approved 1 of 2

adjective

as in official

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approved

2 of 2

verb

past tense of approve
as in ratified
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory as soon as the pond project was approved, the bulldozers were at the site

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Recent Examples of approved
Adjective
Buying a non-approved coin or taking the metal home can trigger a taxable distribution, plus additional taxes or penalties. — USA Today, 28 July 2026 The programs were sealed in an isolated environment except for a single link that fetched pre-approved software components from the internet on their behalf. — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The key to ending any infectious disease outbreak, especially one for which there's no approved vaccine, like the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is getting slightly ahead of the virus. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 July 2026 Get pre-approved Equally important is getting prepared financially. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 21 July 2026 Kansas is one of 21 states that rely on governors selecting appointees from a pre-approved list of candidates screened by nominating commissions, a Star analysis found. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 Ahead, find the five bright July nail colors that belong on your radar, with pro-approved polishes to shop. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 3 July 2026 The bill also offers money to local governments to develop pre-approved housing designs, or pattern books, which would help speed up local construction approvals. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 And how about the calls about approved loans? — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
Verb
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 Dozens of Miami-Dade County behavior therapy providers approved by the state for such services lost contracts with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). — Larry Seward, CBS News, 31 July 2026 City repairs Last week, the City Council approved an ordinance that directs City Manager Mario Vasquez to address issues at the apartment buildings. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 The statement did not specify a country, and said retailers could still import models the FCC has previously approved. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 July 2026 Though board members approved Charlotte Secondary’s proposal, some warned the school needs to double down on improving its state test scores. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026 The decision by the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee will need to be approved by the full organization, which is scheduled to meet in August. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 Most drugs are not dispensed through compounding pharmacies at all but are instead approved by the FDA and manufactured by drug companies under strict FDA supervision. — Alana Semuels, Time, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approved
  1. official
  2. ratified
  3. sanctioned
  4. confirmed
  5. finalized
  6. endorsed
  7. accepted
  8. authorized
Adjective
  • Waidbacher was on a commission that recommended the building be used either for a charitable or an official administrative purpose.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Some of these websites look like official storefronts for campaigns but are scams.
    — Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of official
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
Adjective
  • Paradoxically, the situation in sanctioned nations will actually provide more app freedom.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • Most of the walkout’s broad base got the message that the era of sanctioned dissent was over.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of sanctioned
Verb
  • Zuckerberg acknowledged the potential to generate additional revenue by renting its computing infrastructure to other companies, and confirmed that Meta has plans to get into the cloud business, promising an update soon.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • Mike Vrabel, a spokesperson for the Virginia National Guard, confirmed that Patty served for 21 years, including a deployment to Iraq from 2004 to 2005.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of confirmed
Verb
  • Personally, however, Stewart was going through a difficult time; the same year that the lifestyle magazine debuted, Stewart’s divorce from her husband was finalized, following a three-year separation.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The two went their separate ways and finalized their divorce in 1964.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of finalized
Verb
  • Within hours, OpenAI and Anthropic endorsed it as companies, too.
    — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Even Jane Fonda, who swore Raman into office after her 2024 city council reelection, endorsed Karen Bass for mayor instead.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Definition of endorsed
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The shots were extensively tested for safety before they were authorized for emergency use, with the FDA requiring at least two months of follow-up safety data after vaccinating trial participants.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized on Sunday the use of federal funds to battle several fires, including the Autumn Lane Fire in Spokane County.
    — Melissa Griffin, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorized

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