as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery
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Recent Examples of ratified
The union ratified a new contract covering 2,400 mental health and addiction medicine employees in Southern California last year, but negotiations continue for Marcucci-Morris and other Northern California mental health workers.
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The cuts arrive less than six years after the museum eliminated more than a hundred jobs through voluntary early retirement and layoffs, and four years after unionized employees ratified their first contract with the institution under the auspices of United Auto Workers 2110.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Jan. 2026
The 185 state parties that have ratified the convention can nominate elements for inscription on the list.
—Kristin Houser, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
South Korea’s legislature hasn’t ratified the trade agreement due to a dispute over conflicting interpretations of its implementation.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
Hope is placed in the African Continental Free Trade Area, which was ratified in 2021.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
That Iraq border was not officially ratified by treaty until 1974.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
That would have been on top of a 15% tariff specified by a trade agreement with the European Union that has yet to be ratified.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
The United States has not ratified the convention but generally treats its provisions as customary law.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The cuts arrive less than six years after the museum eliminated more than a hundred jobs through voluntary early retirement and layoffs, and four years after unionized employees ratified their first contract with the institution under the auspices of United Auto Workers 2110.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Jan. 2026
The 185 state parties that have ratified the convention can nominate elements for inscription on the list.
—Kristin Houser, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
South Korea’s legislature hasn’t ratified the trade agreement due to a dispute over conflicting interpretations of its implementation.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
Hope is placed in the African Continental Free Trade Area, which was ratified in 2021.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
That Iraq border was not officially ratified by treaty until 1974.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
That would have been on top of a 15% tariff specified by a trade agreement with the European Union that has yet to be ratified.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
The United States has not ratified the convention but generally treats its provisions as customary law.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratified
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Nearly 75% of Venezuelans surveyed said the Latin American nation is moving in the right direction, and even supporters of former President Nicolás Maduro overwhelmingly approved of recent changes.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Once approved and settled, three elderly neighbors from the lower floor will turn their lives upside down.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Fulton County has also confirmed that some ballots were scanned multiple times during the recount, the affidavit says.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Alvin Peer was confirmed to a five-year term on the Little Rock housing authority's board of commissioners on Tuesday.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Ratified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratified. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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