RATIFIED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

ratified

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past tense of ratify

as in approved

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery

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Recent Examples of ratified To be ratified, the amendments need to only receive a majority of votes. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The three countries signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement in August, and Turkish officials say it is expected to be ratified by parliament in the coming days. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Once ratified, these findings create permanent licensing precedents. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 If ratified by a majority of members, the agreement will come before the CSU Board of Trustees at its November meeting. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Another way to overcome fragmentation and boost growth is to develop the African Continental Free Trade Area, a pact ratified by 50 of Africa’s countries aimed at creating one of the world’s biggest duty-free zones. — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026 Instead, EuroLeague plans to move from 10-year licenses to a permanent franchise model, which is expected to be ratified within the next 60 days. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Unionized staff at the Whitney Museum in New York ratified its second contract Sunday night, hours ahead a strike deadline, narrowly heading off a disruption to the opening of a forthcoming Roy Lichtenstein retrospective. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Congress passed the amendment in 1919, and the states ratified it in 1920. — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

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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

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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

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