Synonyms for approving
ap·prov·ing

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1. blessing, approval, approvingadjective

   the formal act of approving

   "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"

   Synonyms:
   approval, thanksgiving, commendation, benediction, blessing, favourable reception, favorable reception, grace, boon

   Antonyms:
   unfavorable, unfavourable

2. approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausiveadjective

   expressing or manifesting praise or approval

   "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"

   Synonyms:
   affirmative, approbatory, plausive, affirmatory, optimistic, approbative

   Antonyms:
   unfavorable, unfavourable

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1. List of paraphrases for "approving":

   approve, endorsing, approval, approvers, adopting, adoption, approver, endorsement, adopt

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How to use approving in a sentence?

1. Paul Denis:

   The government got it right in the Whirlpool/Maytag merger, approving that transaction.

2. Alex Azar:

   We said we would have doses available for 20 million people that could be available, and of course, that was a projection based on estimates of when FDA would approve, fDA ended up approving later -- close to Christmas. You've got a natural scale up.

3. Tony Cook:

   The overriding intent of this bill is to provide curricular transparency, as well as to empower parents by returning them the opportunity to participate in the curriculum process of selecting and approving instructional materials to be used by teachers in the classroom.

4. Raelene Cooper:

   I felt the elders were being manipulated and had no understanding of the risks the project posed. It broke my heart to leave, but I couldn't support MAC approving the removal of our history.

5. Alison Bateman-House:

   The FDA’s participation in this process helps protect patients from what may be an even worse outcome than what they are facing, by seeking to remove The FDA from approving compassionate use attempts, right to try laws remove an essential safeguard.