as in certification
a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something
a certificate will be awarded to each person who completes the course in lifesaving
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Recent Examples of certificate
The Dial, 6 Feb. 2025
For example, Delta Airlines has no restrictions in place at the time of publication, while American Airlines requires pregnant fliers to provide a medical certificate if their due date is within four weeks of their flights.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
Amy Gardner, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
And in contrast to the handwritten vaccine certificates that Americans must keep safe, Indians can download their proof of vaccination at any time, alongside an outsize photograph of Modi to remind them who deserves their grateful votes.
—Vinay Sitapati, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2021
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Noun
Finding a job then becomes difficult, because many employers require an education certificate that would reveal the person’s biological gender, in effect outing them.
—The Dial, 6 Feb. 2025
For example, Delta Airlines has no restrictions in place at the time of publication, while American Airlines requires pregnant fliers to provide a medical certificate if their due date is within four weeks of their flights.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
After the call, campaign officials circulated language to add to the Pennsylvania elector certificates to be submitted to Washington asserting that the votes were intended to count only if Trump prevailed in litigation in the state.
—Amy Gardner, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
And in contrast to the handwritten vaccine certificates that Americans must keep safe, Indians can download their proof of vaccination at any time, alongside an outsize photograph of Modi to remind them who deserves their grateful votes.
—Vinay Sitapati, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for certificate
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Change the roster The committee's voting members tend to be experts in vaccines, immunology, pediatrics and other relevant medical fields, with advanced medical degrees and board certification.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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Without certification, international flights cannot land.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The petition — sponsored by Charlie Angus, a member of Parliament who has in the past called for Musk to be investigated over potential election interference — needed at least 500 signatures to be certified for presentation to the House of Commons.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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The organization offers training via members who are also certified as flight instructors, the group’s website says.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2025
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These institutions, primarily two-year colleges, are often chartered by their tribal nations and serve as important educational and cultural centers.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Disguised as a getaway for the long weekend, Kuzma chartered a private plane filled with roses, balloons, Champagne and chocolate to jet them off to the Caribbean islands.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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In participating in those extreme acts, Saha said, people fall victim to a group psychology that both permits and encourages more extreme behavior.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The permitting process has sparked fighting in the Charlotte region over the years between farmers who say the sludge is a cost-effective fertilizer and residents concerned about the potential health and environmental impacts.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2025
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The provision was ratified in the late nineteen-eighties, but conservatives allied with the country’s agricultural lobby have long impeded its enforcement.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in 1951 following the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was elected to four terms between 1933 and 1945.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The online college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, which also accredits Cal Tech, Stanford and Pomona College.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes,
12 Feb. 2025
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This quote is accredited to the fashion titan Andre Leon Talley.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And the way that Joe Alwyn’s character responds seems to validate, perhaps, her accusation.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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However, human studies are needed to validate these effects.—
Devineé Lingo, M.S.,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Keep in mind, again, that being granted Division 1 sanctioning by U.S. Soccer is more accurately a recognition of a league’s baseline operating standards than an assessment of its competitive mettle.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the first instance, governing body World Athletics would have to radically change its policy towards transgender women competing in female categories, enabling Telfer to race in events sanctioned by the organization.—
Amanda Davies, Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Certificate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certificate. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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