as in ratifies
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 approves
His wife approves or rejects the content ideas as well as his daughter, who is a sophomore in high school, but Musselman has no fear of putting himself out there.
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
If the council approves the plan, the mayor would get all the parking revenue that previously went to districts during all future years.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
At the Morgan Stanley event, Vena also sought to reassure concerns about labor at both companies if the STB approves the deal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Each agency in charge of enforcing each law would then weigh potential harms, with enforcement to be modified based on how much of the application each agency approves.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Before the employee approves, a contracting agent built into the same workflow recognizes that the supplier has not fulfilled its sustainable sourcing obligations, which could expose the company to reputational risk and stiff fines.
—Monish Darda, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
However, typically Medicare is authorized to cover vaccines once the FDA approves it.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
And the Railroad Commission sometimes approves flaring smaller volumes than requested, which is not captured in the data.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Coons added that Democrats also want assurances that Trump cannot simply claw back funding after Congress approves it.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
If the council approves the plan, the mayor would get all the parking revenue that previously went to districts during all future years.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
At the Morgan Stanley event, Vena also sought to reassure concerns about labor at both companies if the STB approves the deal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Each agency in charge of enforcing each law would then weigh potential harms, with enforcement to be modified based on how much of the application each agency approves.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Before the employee approves, a contracting agent built into the same workflow recognizes that the supplier has not fulfilled its sustainable sourcing obligations, which could expose the company to reputational risk and stiff fines.
—Monish Darda, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
However, typically Medicare is authorized to cover vaccines once the FDA approves it.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
And the Railroad Commission sometimes approves flaring smaller volumes than requested, which is not captured in the data.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Coons added that Democrats also want assurances that Trump cannot simply claw back funding after Congress approves it.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approves
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Terms of the agreement won’t be made public until after the union ratifies the contract and the board reviews it, the statement said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Bottom Line for IT Leaders The acquisition validates the developer productivity insights market and confirms the maturation of these tools from niche analytics platforms to essential enterprise infrastructure.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The photograph confirms a range extension into the eastern Himalayas after records in India, Bhutan and eastern Nepal, according to the release.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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That process will change once DHS finalizes the rule.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The city council typically sets the maximum tax levy in September and finalizes the budget in December.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
6 Aug. 2025
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Anthropic endorses new California AI bill.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Caucus faces another hurdle as Etherton acknowledged the organization needs to raise another $15,000 to implement alternative voting quickly after the October annual meeting if the membership endorses the proposal.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Since the Warriors haven't yet offered a deal Kuminga wants, there's a chance the four-year forward accepts the qualifying offer.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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In addition to buying tickets, Snell accepts volunteers to help out.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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The project is under the authority of the Continuing Authorities program, which authorizes the secretary of the Army to plan, design and implement certain types of water resources projects without additional project-specific congressional authorization.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
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His license will stay suspended until the criminal case is resolved; TDLR is ordered by the court to reinstate it; or TDLR authorizes lifting the suspension.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Approves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approves. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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