reapprove

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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 order reapproves a Trump-era decision to allow exports from the project to nations with which the U.S. does not have a free-trade agreement. Riley Rogerson, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Apr. 2023 In 2019, the Texas Legislature appropriated $1.5 million to join ERIC, an appropriation that was reapproved in 2021. Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 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 Scott, chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, also called in his 11-point plan for forcing Congress to have to reapprove every federal program after five years, a measure that would put entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare in jeopardy. Washington Post, 10 May 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reapprove
Verb
  • The format has been criticized as politically counterproductive, with Newsom appearing unprepared and overly eager to validate conservative talking points.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
  • While previous deals—including linking up with The PGA of Canada, the Korn Ferry Tour, and the World Golf Competition—helped validate the startup’s concept, Norman’s backing marks a whole new level of industry acceptance.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Google, for example, offers a $49/month data analytics certificate as part of Grow with Google.
    Morgan Smith, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Occupation / Former restaurateur Education / GED certificate Family / Single with four sons Lauren Boebert was first elected to Congress in 2020 in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District.
    The Hill, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The first Trump administration sanctioned the Houthis.
    Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The sheriffs released lots of information, a criminal trial happened, and Matt eventually sanctioned the completion of the film Rust.
    Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • By validating transactions within the blockchain database, these investors legitimize the currency for its user base.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Simply put, what this meant was that the ruler of the empire legitimized his reign through Buddhism, portraying himself either as a Buddha or as a patron of Buddhists – their texts and institutions.
    Stephanie Balkwill, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • They must be revalidated every few years to ensure high levels of implementation.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
  • In this view, the war in Ukraine revalidates NSC-68.
    Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • The Ottawa Treaty is an international agreement signed in 1997 that has been ratified or acceded to by more than 160 nations, and in withdrawing from it, Warsaw and the Baltic nations can begin stockpiling and using landmines for the first time in nearly 30 years.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The formal establishment of an organization to manage Lake Kivu and the Ruzizi River basin, shared by Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, was never formally ratified by its member countries.
    Melissa McCracken, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Some borrowers in the ICR, IBR, and PAYE plans who cannot recertify their income are now being pushed into Standard repayment plans, which can result in a significant increase in their monthly payments, sometimes to an unaffordable amount.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Borrowers who fail to recertify on time risk being placed into a higher monthly payment plan, which could lead to financial strain.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025

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“Reapprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapprove. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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