credentialing

verb

variants also credentialling
Definition of credentialingnext
present participle of credential
as in approving
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory She was credentialed as a speech pathologist in August.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for credentialing
  1. approving
  2. accrediting
  3. endorsing
  4. certifying
  5. sanctioning
  6. confirming
Verb
  • Under the National Environmental Policy Act, the federal government is required to conduct environmental reviews before approving energy production plans, infrastructure builds and other projects.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The company is also broadening its international footprint, with Canada approving the CAN-PRIME study to recruit patients for trials.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of approving
Verb
  • The federal government has no formal authority over accrediting bodies, but they are indirectly bound to one another.
    Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Per state law, police chiefs hired from outside of California must complete additional training through the state’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, the accrediting agency for officers in California.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of accrediting
Verb
  • This year’s presidential election was a historic one for weed, with both major presidential candidates endorsing marijuana legalization for the first time ever.
    Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The records put an end to a monthslong controversy over whether Winfrey was paid for endorsing the former Democratic presidential nominee.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of endorsing
Verb
  • According to the charges, the company defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration during the process of certifying the 737 Max to carry its first passengers.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit names the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, which played a key role in certifying the results.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of certifying
Verb
  • Further sanctioning the already ailing Cuban economy could backfire though.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
  • There has been some public and internal pressure over sanctioning Afghanistan's cricket board, which is meddled by the government, and effectively ban the men's team from playing.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of sanctioning
Verb
  • With Microsoft confirming a critical new Windows zero-day vulnerability this week, the fact that Google has confirmed two high-risk security vulnerabilities in the Chrome web browser might appear less of an issue.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In addition, the Senate has directed all of its energy during the lame-duck session toward confirming as many of Biden's judicial nominees as possible, while the House is focused on passing a short-term spending bill.
    Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of confirming
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