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also licenced
as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
a state statute licenses county sheriffs to choose their own deputies
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Recent Examples of licensed
PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
There was no licensed Super Bowl stuff from the ’70s but there is a bunch of parking lot bootlegs which are really cool.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Feb. 2025
She’s been a licensed cosmetologist for over six years and is widely respected for her natural hair knowledge.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
According to the release, Diaz’s associates bought 73 guns from a licensed dealer in Deerfield, Kansas, between August 2020 and May 2023 before members of the ring were arrested on May 19, 2023.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Design: Just a Few Options While the base leather Titan Evo has four plain color options and several dozen licensed styles, and the fabric Titan Evo has eight colors and seven licensed styles, the NanoGen Edition only comes in black or white.
—PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
There was no licensed Super Bowl stuff from the ’70s but there is a bunch of parking lot bootlegs which are really cool.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Feb. 2025
She’s been a licensed cosmetologist for over six years and is widely respected for her natural hair knowledge.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
According to the release, Diaz’s associates bought 73 guns from a licensed dealer in Deerfield, Kansas, between August 2020 and May 2023 before members of the ring were arrested on May 19, 2023.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for licensed
Adjective
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Jump to Recipe With a certified chill in the air, the season of sipping bone broth is upon us.—
Alexis deBoschnek,
Bon Appétit,
5 Feb. 2025
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Recently, that included going through a 200-hour yoga teacher training course to become a certified yoga instructor.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
21 Jan. 2025
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Automated and enabled by AI, criminal hackers will continue to extort victims at a startling rate in 2025.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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That shift is enabled by Sam, who really does see her, and—better—sees someone worth knowing.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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This requirement ensures that only authorized dealers participate, preventing private individuals from directly purchasing firearms through the platform.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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In Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Musk, X is often described as being scooped up by his father to attend meetings or wander construction sites.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Licensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licensed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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