approving
adjective
ap·prov·ing
ə-ˈprü-viŋ 
: showing approval or acceptance
an approving nod/glance/smile
He surveyed through the park railings the evidences of the town's opulence and luxury with an approving eye.—
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad
approvingly
adverb
nodded approvingly
A number of media outlets have reported approvingly about two recent ads that show the efforts corporate America is making to court single women …
—Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Conway
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Examples of approving in a Sentence
the play did not receive a single approving notice
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The agreement did not go through the regular state contracting process, which typically features the governor and two other members of the Board of Public Works publicly vetting and approving contracts about every two weeks.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
With its double-layer construction, the Lassen provided our testers with enough wind protection to wear as an outer layer for sunny spring ski conditions, and garnered a few approving nods on the lodge deck after.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
Fully approving Elevidys on the basis of a negative trial moves the goal posts for a drug’s efficacy even beyond these two cases.
—Aaron S. Kesselheim, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
Lebanese citizens in large part remain wary of Hezbollah (and Iran), but almost all have been horrified by Israel’s war in Gaza, and some have become increasingly approving of Hezbollah’s fight against Israel.
—Maryclare Roche, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2024
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Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
With its double-layer construction, the Lassen provided our testers with enough wind protection to wear as an outer layer for sunny spring ski conditions, and garnered a few approving nods on the lodge deck after.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
Fully approving Elevidys on the basis of a negative trial moves the goal posts for a drug’s efficacy even beyond these two cases.
—Aaron S. Kesselheim, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
Lebanese citizens in large part remain wary of Hezbollah (and Iran), but almost all have been horrified by Israel’s war in Gaza, and some have become increasingly approving of Hezbollah’s fight against Israel.
—Maryclare Roche, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2024
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“Approving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approving. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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