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also licenced
as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies
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as in certified
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Recent Examples of licensed
Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
My Arcade is a line of miniature retro arcade devices, Plug ‘N Play consoles and portable gaming handhelds, which include licensed titles from Atari, Bandai Namco, SEGA, Tetris, Capcom, Konami, Taito, Data East and Jaleco.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of the center’s educators are licensed teachers with years of experience working in public or private schools.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Wake County Public School System assigned Devon to a classroom with an instructional assistant who was not a licensed teacher, a violation of policy, according to state documents.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
My Arcade is a line of miniature retro arcade devices, Plug ‘N Play consoles and portable gaming handhelds, which include licensed titles from Atari, Bandai Namco, SEGA, Tetris, Capcom, Konami, Taito, Data East and Jaleco.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The facility is licensed to have six residents at a time, but allegedly only had one person on staff per shift and did not check on residents during the night, according to the reports.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of the center’s educators are licensed teachers with years of experience working in public or private schools.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for licensed
Verb
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The quality, consistency, presentation and experience Macallan offers to its customers is what has enabled it to become so desirable.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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That enabled the attackers to perform Kerberoasting, a form of attack that Wyden said the attackers used to pivot from the contractor laptop directly to the crown jewel of Ascension’s network security.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Touches such as pre-stamped postcards at each stop, insider list’s of the best restaurants in Stockholm, pop-up birding on deck with the staff member who is also a certified naturalist, or bringing a local composer on board for an evening performance.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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About 34 percent of cotton now comes from certified sources, too.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Several have authorized pharmacists to administer the COVID vaccine and/or have required insurers to cover the cost.—
Jaimie Seaton,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Mavic 4 Pro is not available from DJI or authorized retail partners in the States, and while the Air 3S is listed on its virtual storefront, it's been out of stock continuously for a similar interval.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Brazil have qualified for next year’s World Cup, held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, after finishing fifth in the 10-team Conmebol standings.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Argentina had already qualified for the 2026 World Cup atop the CONMEBOL standings.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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How CalKIDS worksCalKIDS Scholarships can be used at accredited colleges, universities, community colleges, and career training programs across the country.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The food manager’s certificate was expired, employees hadn’t completed an accredited food handler’s course and some rice wasn’t being held at a safe temperature.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Licensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licensed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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