1
as in to guarantee
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 to enable
to give official or legal power to
certified her as a teacher
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as in to verify
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 certify
The company uses low-impact dyes, compostable or recyclable packaging, and avoids synthetics unless recycled; all its cotton bedding and towels are GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certified.
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Darryn King, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Formal opposition to the bill came from a handful of Republicans, whose concerns focused on the bill’s partial ban on certain rat poisons that would limit their use to professionals certified by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
It was recently certified 24-time platinum by the RIAA.
—Lucas Villa, Variety, 16 May 2025
Ten of those 21 controllers and supervisors are receiving on-the-job training; all 10 are certified in at least one position, and two are certified in multiple positions.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Darryn King, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Formal opposition to the bill came from a handful of Republicans, whose concerns focused on the bill’s partial ban on certain rat poisons that would limit their use to professionals certified by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025
It was recently certified 24-time platinum by the RIAA.
—Lucas Villa, Variety, 16 May 2025
Ten of those 21 controllers and supervisors are receiving on-the-job training; all 10 are certified in at least one position, and two are certified in multiple positions.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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All they were guaranteed was pay for their work and a chance to apply for the lucrative scholarships.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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But unlike last offseason, when the Falcons committed $90 million guaranteed to Kirk Cousins before using a first-round pick for another QB, Michael Penix Jr., the move to draft pass rushers Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr. was not an either-or proposition.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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That's thanks to a €800-million (US$905-million) shot in the arm from the Indian two-wheeler giant that will enable KTM to bring its production facilities roaring back to life.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
23 May 2025
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Nonetheless, there is a satisfying, compact completeness to their handling of the storylines of four different young mothers and sufficient grace notes are enabled in each case to stave off the cliches that occasionally threaten to engulf events.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Who verified the authenticity of such serious accusations?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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In the Notify field, verify that your email address is correct.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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But all eyes are likely to be on A$AP Rocky, who’s done some scattered acting before, but who appears in his biggest role to date as Yung Felon, a part whose place in the story has yet to be revealed, but that’s been affirmed by Lee to be a major one.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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The new pope’s brother had to resolve an online dispute by affirming Leo is a fan of the South Side’s Chicago White Sox and not the North Side’s Cubs.—
Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández,
The Conversation,
9 May 2025
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Impenetrable custody, for example, eliminates all digital input to the storage environment while still enabling institutions to seamlessly create and authorize transactions without ever exposing the private key.—
Lior Lamesh,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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One exception to this rule authorizes workers’ compensation benefits where the employment makes the employee’s commute especially risky.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
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The Initial Court Challenges The parties then filed competing actions to vacate or confirm the award.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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By 1946, romance rumors started to swirl about the pair, and on July 9, 1947, they were confirmed when the two announced their engagement, and were married on Nov. 20 that same year.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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The announcements from the United States and China at Davos, followed by Europe’s response at the Paris AI Action Summit, attest to that.—
Sylvain Duranton,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Even so, that dimmer wattage does little to dull a film that plays like cine-karaoke — and as any mic fiend can attest, the glory in those moments belongs not to the singer, but the song.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
13 May 2025
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However, many also resonate with Kim and Lee Jun-seok’s warning that Lee Jae-myung’s presidency, despite the latter’s reassurances, could result in radical economic and political changes, empowered by the Democratic Party’s unchecked control of the executive and legislative branches.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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This empowering novel juxtaposes their stories, leaving readers questioning how much has really changed, and what if history was written by women after all?—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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“Certify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/certify. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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