approbated

verb

Definition of approbatednext
past tense of approbate
as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory Congress must approbate the President's nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court

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  1. approved
  2. ratified
  3. confirmed
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  • The board approved all of them, although some were only approved with amendments.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Had The Onion's bid been approved, Jones would have been kicked out of his studio and would have had to start rebuilding his audience and his brand from a back-up studio.
    Tovia Smith, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of approved
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  • That deal, which ended the four-month actors strike, was ratified by 78% of the members.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • If the deal is not ratified, Kaplan says, negotiators would then lose certain parts of the agreement that are conditional upon ratification and would have to identify what members would need to be able to ratify the agreement.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of ratified
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  • Watch on Deadline Meanwhile, the 2030 World Cup was confirmed to be hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco but with the first few games taking place in South America to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tournament.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In the past half hour, Saudi Arabia has been confirmed by the sports governing body FIFA.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of confirmed
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