as in to ratify
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
as soon as the pond project was approved, the bulldozers were at the site
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Recent Examples of approve
Mitchell's past issues with animal permit The Nye County Commission approved a special animal permit for Mitchell in 2019, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Also Thursday, the EBCI tribal council unanimously approved a resolution calling for the creation of a single database of missing and murdered indigenous people, according to a recording of the meeting.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2025
While House Republicans approved their package with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and up to $2 trillion in spending cuts, the Senate Republicans are taking a different tack.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The company also stated that it’s been approved for Department of Defense funding to develop a proof of concept for power transmission from orbit.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Also Thursday, the EBCI tribal council unanimously approved a resolution calling for the creation of a single database of missing and murdered indigenous people, according to a recording of the meeting.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2025
While House Republicans approved their package with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and up to $2 trillion in spending cuts, the Senate Republicans are taking a different tack.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The company also stated that it’s been approved for Department of Defense funding to develop a proof of concept for power transmission from orbit.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approve
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Israel's Netanyahu to visit Hungary, defying International Criminal Court arrest warrant Hungary signed the ICC's founding document in 1999 and ratified it in 2001, but the law has not been promulgated.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Tariffs made up around 50% of revenue for much of the late 1800s and early 1900s, including during the McKinley administration, until the 16th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1913, gave the federal government power to collect income tax.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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He was pronounced dead by a physician at 6:05 p.m., the South Carolina Department of Corrections confirmed to CBS News.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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An official familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News that days after Vance's visit, Col. Sussanah Meyers wrote an email to base personnel that distanced the base from some of the vice president's comments about Denmark, of which Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The week before the draft usually brings additional information as teams begin to finalize their draft boards, whether through prospect visits or more information leaking out.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Last year, Denver finalized massive extensions for right guard Quinn Meinerz in mid-July and for cornerback Pat Surtain II the week of the Broncos’ season opener.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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It’s endorsed by dentists all over the country and delivers a powerful clean.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Never to endorse any specific actions or personal positions of the band.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2025
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Joann only accepting in-store purchases during closure All Forever 21 stores to be closed by May 1 following closing sales, operator says Is your favorite restaurant charging you extra for eggs?—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the end, Guerrero accepted a deal for $265 million less than Soto.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The settlement would authorize colleges to directly pay athletes via a share up to 22% of the average power conference athletic media, ticket and sponsorship revenue with their athletes, with $20.5 million expected to be the initial annual cap.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Three days later, the MLB Players' Association authorized a strike.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Approve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approve. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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