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
  • Point Reyes seashore study favors elk fence removal The environmental groups sought to stop the National Park Service from approving the 20-year leases and instead require it to expand elk herds in the area.
    Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Others have accused Harris of going soft on criminals by approving lenient plea deals.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of approving
Verb
  • 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
  • One such framework bespoke to business schools is offered by the European Foundation for Management Development, which is a global accrediting organization based in Brussels.
    Andrew Gaudes, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of accrediting
Verb
  • On Thursday, Bruce Springsteen shared a video on Instagram, making a statement endorsing Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But Boggs said voters should consider the public records of the people endorsing her, not their private behaviors.
    Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of endorsing
Verb
  • Judd joined Supervisor Ann English, the lone Democrat on the three-person board, in certifying the results three days after the deadline, following a judge's order.
    Jeremy Duda, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The most important courtroom fights could be over rules for certifying the vote.
    ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, TIME, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of certifying
Verb
  • Here, the defendants allegedly conspired with co-conspirators to negotiate exclusive contracts for sanctioning rights to host Cup Series races.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The United States has a long history of sanctioning Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and should continue to do so, while also ensuring that the restraints imposed on its nuclear program remain in place.
    Aaron Stein, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2018
Definition of sanctioning
Verb
  • Weeks sequenced the tree’s DNA, confirming the preliminary identification.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Wolfe in turn released a statement confirming Fritz’s exit from American Pickers.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of confirming
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