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adjective

as in certified

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verb

past tense of accredit

as in attributed

to explain (something) as being the result of something else accredits his good choice of movies to reading a reviewer who seldom steers him wrong

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as in enabled

to give official or legal power to took a course that accredited her to teach first aid

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as in applauded

to declare enthusiastic approval of generally accredited as the finest American dramatist of the postwar generation

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as in approved

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory thus far the board has refused to accredit the school

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Adjective

The whale's death came amid an unprecedented international rescue operation involving several accredited aquariums in the United States and Spain that are taking in marine mammals who were trapped at Marineland. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Town & Country School (Tulsa) Town & Country School in Tulsa is an accredited second to 12th grade school which serves around 170 students. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 27 Aug. 2026 The masterclasses will once again take place at the Lido’s Match Point Arena, which can seat 250 accredited guests, and will also be livestreamed on the festival’s website. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 Together with hundreds of other accredited parks, reserves and communities recognized by DarkSky International, these destinations preserve the natural darkness that allows the Perseids to truly shine. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026 Interested students could pursue an optional curriculum track or elective concentration in osteopathic principles, available at any accredited school rather than confined to a parallel one. — Abigail MacKenzie, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026 The accredited, not-for-profit online institution was designed to help adults complete their degrees and advance their careers. — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 For decades, the service academies have sought to balance their dual roles as military institutions and accredited universities. — James Laporta, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Brian Spear, Managing Principal & cofounder of Sunrise Capital Investors, a real estate investment company catering to accredited investors. — Brian Spear, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Verb

The Denver Zoo is one of the most comprehensive veterinary hospitals in the world accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Unlike about two-thirds of state internal audit offices, the unit is not accredited and has never had an outside peer review, according to a Department of Finance directory. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Since 2022, this and every other adult ER in San Diego has been accredited as a geriatric emergency department, redesigned to address the specific risks and needs of older patients. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 Lake County’s jail was recently re-accredited by a national organization that recognized its overall professional operations and programming designed to prevent recidivism. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Buyers had to be accredited and had to take at least 10,000 tokens. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The Private Equity Stakeholder Project found that at least five of the 16 arbitration firms accredited by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are backed by private equity — some by more than one investment firm. — Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026 If a school claims to be accredited by an agency, check the website for the accreditor to confirm the school is listed and in good standing. — Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 Of about 5% of hospitals globally that have international patient departments, Stephano estimated less than 1% are internationally accredited. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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After studying Fine Art, Alon became a certified wildlife guide, going on to work in some of Africa’s most remote wilderness areas, including the Congo Basin, Odzala-Kokoua National Park and the Central African Republic.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
In an interview with Fox News Digital, certified yoga and fitness instructor Hilaria Baldwin shared her tips for building an effective exercise routine – and sticking to it.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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The company attributed the loss mainly to fair-value losses on its convertible redeemable preferred shares, as per its prospectus.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
While Kaepernick was out of the league, the NFL went about trying to turn the temperature down on his protest, battling the aftermath of an especially divisive election and a ratings slide some attributed to the player demonstrations.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

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Those walls are coming down, thanks to a wave of vibe coding enabled by OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Cowork.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Performance is driven by Processes, enabled by People and inspired by Purpose—and all of it is held together by a bit of Phun.

— Sam Talya, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of enabled

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Mamdani applauded police for stopping the attack but said an internal investigation would be conducted.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026
After Savery finished her victim impact statement, a handful of other victims and observers in the courtroom applauded.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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The National Capital Planning Commission approved preliminary site and building plans for the arch on July 9.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
If approved and financed, the first ReFirm project is expected to put Sweden on a path toward its first new nuclear generation in decades, with the first BWRX-300 unit targeted for operation in the mid-2030s.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of approved

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The San Diego Padres will call up top catching prospect Ethan Salas when rosters expand Tuesday, a team source told The Athletic on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the move.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Cities and counties would be authorized to charge fees for the inspections under the bill.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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