Synonyms for approved
ap·proved

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1. approved, sanctionedadjective

   established by authority; given authoritative approval

   "a list of approved candidates"

   Synonyms:
   sanctioned, canonic, canonical, ratified

   Antonyms:
   unauthorized, unauthorised

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1. List of paraphrases for "approved":

   adopted, endorsed, approval, authorized, agreed, approves, authorised, passed, approve, accepted, licensed, chartered, accredited, certified, ratified, endorsement, registered, type-approved, ratification, voted, permitted, sanctioned, baselined, ratify, granted, licenced, endorses, vetted

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How to use approved in a sentence?

1. The CDC:

   The FDA has approved them. The FDA says that the benefits greatly outweigh the risks. I'm not contesting that in any way. ... But is The FDA not the case that these vaccines and every other vaccine... and many other medications have benefits, and they also have risks... adverse consequences ? Is that not true of these vaccines ? ... There is a risk, right ? serious side effects that could cause a long-term health problem are extremely unusual following any vaccination, including COVID-19 vaccination.

2. The Comptroller Office:

   Once the fiscal year 2021 audit is received and the fiscal year 2023 budget is approved, the Town will no longer be subject to heightened financial supervision.

3. Donald Trump:

   We're working on that now. I have big returns, as you know, and I have everything all approved and very beautiful and we'll be working that over in the next period of time.

4. Marc Edwards:

   I did a thorough search, and I've never seen Virginia Tech approved for a public water supply before, and the The EPA approvals that I saw, none of them were for municipal potable water.

5. Hailu Gebremariam:

   We have whittled down potential sites from eight to three, all of which are within 60 to 70 km (37 to 44 miles) from Addis Ababa, once approved, the construction is only a question of four or five years.