certificating

verb

present participle of certificate
as in certifying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certificating
  1. certifying
  2. accrediting
  3. ratifying
  4. permitting
  5. chartering
  6. validating
  7. sanctioning
  8. approving
Verb
  • Just last month, the FAA said Boeing would again be allowed to take responsibility for certifying all of its 737 Max and 787 planes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The clerk also has specific duties like certifying tax levies to the state auditor and county collector.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of certifying
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  • The two accrediting bodies that currently govern allopathic and osteopathic medical education cannot act alone.
    — Abigail MacKenzie, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
  • What schools said about name change Queens and Elon in September announced plans to merge that became official in June after the universities’ accrediting agency gave its blessing.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of accrediting
Verb
  • Hence, the National Players Basketball Association plans to talk with the NBA about ratifying the CBA to alter spending restrictions.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The European Union and the United States took one ultra-laborious step forward in ratifying their bilateral trade deal in late June.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Definition of ratifying
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  • Additionally, CSquare is working with the village on permitting for four other temporary generators on site and needed to power critical workloads.
    — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Department of Transportation’s permitting backlog, which this spring reportedly had hundreds of businesses waiting for a green light, hasn’t helped.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of permitting
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  • This would not be an ordinary meetup because, besides sundry individual tasks, the three had important business to accomplish together—namely, chartering a day-boat cruise in Puerto Rico for spring break.
    — Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The incoming team's portion of the cost was $32 million, including chartering the ship and loading and unloading the gear.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
Definition of chartering
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  • While less visible than publishing itself, peer review plays a foundational role in technical ecosystems—evaluating methodologies, validating research quality, and influencing emerging disciplinary standards.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Architecture validated in 28-nanometre environment The first phase of the collaboration focused on validating the QCIM core under demanding operating conditions.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of validating
Verb
  • Casado, now 22 and a boyhood Barca fan, has always been very keen on staying, despite the club sanctioning his sale.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • When the pandemic disrupted NASCAR's plans for the debut of the Next Gen car, the sanctioning body moved the 2021 Clash to Daytona's road course, citing both logistics and cost savings for teams.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sanctioning
Verb
  • Hong Kong's stablecoin licensing further illustrates this, approving only HKD tokens while publicly disowning any CNH stablecoin claims.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • He was accused of approving $42,000 in unearned overtime pay for his female assistant.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of approving
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