1
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to
only the school nurse is authorized to give any necessary shots
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2
as in entitling
to give a right to
this pass will authorize you to go backstage
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3
as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards
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Recent Examples of authorizing
In an unsigned one-sentence order, the Supreme Court left intact a ruling from Virginia's highest court that invalidated an amendment to the state constitution authorizing adoption of the new House district lines.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Most states had been authorizing marijuana for medical use even before the rescheduling, and nearly half of all states also say recreational use is OK.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Wilson initially refused to appear in court, declining to be transported from jail and prompting a judge to issue a rare warrant authorizing authorities to use force to bring him in, KTTV reported.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The next day, social workers returned with a court warrant authorizing Jaxon’s removal.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
City records show the project’s plan and specifications were approved in March 2025, authorizing the project to bid.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
The bill also levels up some program implementation with advances in technology, from using GPS and satellite mapping to promote precision farming to authorizing virtual fence technology in some grazing practices.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
Creating a requirement for a certification vote authorizing the establishment of a new union bargaining unit to be valid at least 50% of those workers in the bargaining unit must participate.
—Marta Zherukha, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
There appears to be more of an appetite -- though not much -- from Republicans to go the path of authorizing an AUMF.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Most states had been authorizing marijuana for medical use even before the rescheduling, and nearly half of all states also say recreational use is OK.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Wilson initially refused to appear in court, declining to be transported from jail and prompting a judge to issue a rare warrant authorizing authorities to use force to bring him in, KTTV reported.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The next day, social workers returned with a court warrant authorizing Jaxon’s removal.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
City records show the project’s plan and specifications were approved in March 2025, authorizing the project to bid.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
The bill also levels up some program implementation with advances in technology, from using GPS and satellite mapping to promote precision farming to authorizing virtual fence technology in some grazing practices.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
Creating a requirement for a certification vote authorizing the establishment of a new union bargaining unit to be valid at least 50% of those workers in the bargaining unit must participate.
—Marta Zherukha, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
There appears to be more of an appetite -- though not much -- from Republicans to go the path of authorizing an AUMF.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authorizing
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The fiasco left aspiring translators in Korea, most of them people of color, with one less route into the profession, further enabling white people’s social and actual capital to be kept within their possession.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The new exciton-polariton platform avoided part of that problem by enabling all-optical switching, where one light signal directly controls another without converting anything into electricity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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The superintendent, general counsel and chief auditor qualify for the supplements due to provisions in their contracts entitling them to the same increases as other administrative staff, officials said.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2026
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The complaint alleges Johnson failed to disclose restricted stock units entitling him to 330,000 shares in his January 2024 bankruptcy petition.—
Zach Everson,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s approval rating with Hispanic voters has swung dramatically, with 70% disapproving and 29% approving now, compared to a 44% disapproval and 41% approval rating at this time last year.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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That poll found 75% of Democrats, 45% of Independents, and just 2% of Republicans approving of her performance in the corner office.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Spaces like this are empowering students and preparing them for college and careers.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The mothers on the schools committee are also empowering each other.—
Mariana Navarrete Villegas,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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Wyatt Stratton had just one goal heading into the section Division 1 swimming prelims a week ago Wednesday — qualifying in the 200-yard individual medley championships.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Customers can join the free 7Rewards program through the 7-Eleven app to access the deals and earn points on qualifying purchases.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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If the unions agreed to that, Horwitz said, any delay in negotiating or ratifying a new contract after the 2026 contract runs out would see the LIRR workers effectively making less after the end of the year.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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Workers represented by United Steelworkers Local 12775 are headed back to work at NIPSCO, after ratifying a new contract with the utility.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Pratt slammed the city’s permitting problems.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Hernandez will continue competing under CIF rules permitting transgender participation and is scheduled to compete Saturday, May 16, before advancing to the CIF finals in Clovis later this month.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Our job isn’t to keep everyone happy by confirming their assumptions.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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His death was first reported by Rolling Stone, with the magazine confirming the news with Rodney Hall, president of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the singer Candi Staton, who is Carter’s ex-wife.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Authorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authorizing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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