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as in affirms
to declare (something) to be true or genuine
experts certified the letter as indeed having been written by Abraham Lincoln
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as in enables
to give official or legal power to
certified her as a teacher
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as in verifies
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
please bring in a doctor's note to certify that you were really sick
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Recent Examples of certifies
After the state board certifies Michigan's statewide presidential results, the governor must issue a certificate with the names of the state's presidential electors at least six days before the electors convene.
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Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
The first candidate appeals that decision, but the other candidate's lawyers flood the court system with delay-inducing filings before the appeals courts can rule, and the governor certifies Georgia's electors for the second candidate when the deadline arrives.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
The 2022 Electoral Count Reform Act In every presidential election, each state certifies its results and appoints electors who meet in mid-December to cast votes for president and vice president.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
After the Board of Elections signs off, Elaine Marshall, North Carolina's Democratic secretary of state, certifies the results to the governor.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
Lawrence's 2025 budget transmittal letter, signed by the interim city controller Nagila, certifies the city will continue funding body cameras, despite the lack of a line item.
—Michael McDaniel, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024
The manufacturer should provide a certificate that certifies the amount of CBD that is in the product.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
The first candidate appeals that decision, but the other candidate's lawyers flood the court system with delay-inducing filings before the appeals courts can rule, and the governor certifies Georgia's electors for the second candidate when the deadline arrives.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
The 2022 Electoral Count Reform Act In every presidential election, each state certifies its results and appoints electors who meet in mid-December to cast votes for president and vice president.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
After the Board of Elections signs off, Elaine Marshall, North Carolina's Democratic secretary of state, certifies the results to the governor.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
Lawrence's 2025 budget transmittal letter, signed by the interim city controller Nagila, certifies the city will continue funding body cameras, despite the lack of a line item.
—Michael McDaniel, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024
The manufacturer should provide a certificate that certifies the amount of CBD that is in the product.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for certifies
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Research like this only affirms that merchants and retailers offering this form of financing can benefit through higher sales.Gene Marks, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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In the video, Rae most astutely re-affirms her actual and legitimate pre-social media dance background while twirling around dark Paris streets with her dancers.Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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The reason is customers’ immediate reaction is Cato enables them to get so much done with so little investment.Peter Cohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The collective spirit of giving through mini-crowdfunding enables small, like-minded groups to achieve big things that are important to them.Bree Carriglio, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The presence of this multivalence attests to the thoughtfulness with which the show frames its artworks, drawing out their nuances rather than subsuming them under pronouncements of identity.Jenny Wu, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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The film starts with an air of mythic timelessness, in a subterranean home barely pierced by sunlight, in which an elderly woman attests to the dwindling of the population.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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In all, despite what happened in Wuhan and China's threats to our national security, NIH still authorizes 27 animal labs in China to receive taxpayers' money, including labs run by or linked to the Chinese Communist Party and Peoples Liberation Army.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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State law authorizes statewide grand juries to issue indictments only on crimes that span multiple counties.Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
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While the Senate typically confirms nominees brought for a vote, for more than three decades, every former president has had at least one Cabinet nominee withdraw their name from consideration.Elena Moore, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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Study after study confirms that the number 1 reason consumers prefer to purchase foods and beverages is taste.Hank Cardello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In this way, AI empowers brands to stay ahead in a highly competitive landscape by enabling real-time trend adoptions, precise ad targeting and content personalization at scale.Fatima Yusuf, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Furthermore, educating users about AI empowers them to make informed decisions, enhancing the likelihood that technology positively influences society.Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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White argues that the crypto industry has become a re-creation of much of what its original ideology claimed to despise.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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But Vanessa Cho, design partner at GV, Alphabet’s venture capital division, argues that’s the wrong way for founders to think about design.Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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Though the brand calls it a balm, its lightweight, lotion-y formula qualifies more as a cuticle cream, and its skin-buffing massage tip takes its flake-reducing formula to the next level.Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Who qualifies for financial aid in Arizona?Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
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