REAPPROVE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

reapprove

verb

Definition of reapprove

as in to reaccredit

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Recent Examples of reapprove Last year, Congress reapproved the Violence Against Women Act with Bree’s Law provisions. — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023 The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board first approved the project in December 2017 and reapproved it in February 2021, also requiring the company to enter good-faith negotiations with neighborhood representatives. — Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023 The group also took a swipe at McConnell, who has criticized Scott’s proposal to sunset all federal legislation after five years unless reapproved by Congress, including Medicare and Social Security. — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2023 As Ohio’s budgeting cycle only lasts for two years, state lawmakers must reapprove unspent money for projects that take longer than two years to complete. — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2022 Although the major funding bills originated in the House, Senate amendments mean House lawmakers must review and reapprove those measures before they could be sent to the governor. — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2021

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The measurements could help developers validate simulation tools and assess engineering decisions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
During the test, the aircraft validated not only the takeoff system, but the ability to maneuver at various altitudes and make in-flight mission adjustments while the systems checked for airworthiness.

— David Szondy October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of validate

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The job-training programs supported by the Lucky Duck Foundation range from culinary training, food rescue, community beautification and trash pickup to certificate programs in construction, technology and health industries.

— Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Online courses providers show a similarly vast scale in users and certificate completions.

— Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Definition of certificate

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Jorge Piñón, an energy researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, is skeptical of the data and noted that only sanctioned Cuban state energy company CUPET has the capacity to store such a large quantity of fuel in one month.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Our own history is marked by public hangings, some legally sanctioned and others in violation of moral law.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of sanction

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Moreover, its lead in many technologies meant that the United States had much more to lose than to gain by legitimizing commercial spying.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Seeking new crypto money, Christie’s and Sotheby’s cut all other legitimizing actors out of the loop with NFTs, elevating what might previously have been categorized as illustration, graphic art, or a social media meme to the status of fine art.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of legitimize

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Add the expertise required to revalidate models after line changes, address model drift and maintain operating context, and the cost of autonomy can look different from the original business case.

— Claudio Laterreur, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The bill does not establish mechanisms to address the provider shortage, though Oz has previously said that all states will have to revalidate all of their providers, which has led to months of disruption in Minnesota.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 June 2026

Definition of revalidate

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But many agreements need to be ratified in each country, leaving them at the mercy of domestic lobbies, from farmers to automakers, which seek to protect their markets at the expense of the continent’s collective interest.

— Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
To be ratified, the amendments need to only receive a majority of votes.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of ratify

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