CREDENTIALED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

credentialed

verb

variants also credentialled

past tense of credential

as in approved

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory She was credentialed as a speech pathologist in August.

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Any change would ultimately have to be approved by the voters, something Loy acknowledged could be difficult after Republicans’ recent losses at the ballot box.

— Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026
Meiner is pushing the city to work with other Florida mayors to advocate directly with the state legislature to possibly amend or repeal the Live Local Act, which was approved Wednesday night.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of approved

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Sunday night, when the 48-year-old Abraham became the 15th member inducted into the Falcons’ Ring of Honor at halftime of the team’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, tears were certainly in play.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Lock, Hill and Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton are part of the six-member Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame Class set to be inducted this weekend.

— Sam McDowell October 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

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But California regulators certified a union representing Uber and Lyft drivers last month, marking a milestone in a years-long fight by gig workers in the state.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
And not all of the proofs were certified as correct by the automatic logic verification platform Lean—in fact, some have already been retracted after outside scientists found mistakes.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of certified

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Flanagan has not endorsed or campaigned on the Green New Deal.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Lahn, who was endorsed early in his primary by political committee MAHA Action, has diverged from many of his Republican peers in directly linking polluted water and agrochemicals to Iowa’s cancer crisis.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of endorsed

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More than 100 media representatives from around the world, including Britain, China, France, Ukraine and Russia, have been accredited to cover the case, according to the court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
The employer is, however, refusing to become London Living Wage accredited.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of accredited

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Representatives for Mandell’s family confirmed his death to The Times.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
First thought to be one of the shoe brand’s many tie-ups, a Vans representative confirmed in a statement sent to FN that its shoes are now offered on the retailer’s website but stopped short of calling it a collaboration.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of confirmed

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She has never been investigated for malpractice or been sanctioned by the medical board, the records showed.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
The owner of one of the largest natural gas providers in Russia not managed by the state, Mikhelson became one the first individuals to be sanctioned in the UK shortly after the war’s onset.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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