as in official
ordered or allowed by those in authority
an authorized biography of the former president
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as in enabled
to give official or legal power to
only the school nurse is authorized to give any necessary shots
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as in entitled
to give a right to
this pass will authorize you to go backstage
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as in approved
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards
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Recent Examples of authorized
Dara Riordan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The court officer remains an authorized contractor and the 36th District Court will not take any further action, McConico said.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
That legislation authorized the Bureau of Reclamation to fund and construct the Central Arizona Project system to transport Arizona’s share of Colorado River water.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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The computer vision simply notifies authorized users of a probable match to review and decide how to respond.
—Dara Riordan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The court officer remains an authorized contractor and the 36th District Court will not take any further action, McConico said.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
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There's a lot of drones authorized to be up there.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
That legislation authorized the Bureau of Reclamation to fund and construct the Central Arizona Project system to transport Arizona’s share of Colorado River water.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Check out the official teaser at the top of the article for yourself, and then go stock up on chocolate milk before Survivor 48 premieres Feb. 26 on CBS.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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The country’s oil exports, crimped if not crippled by U.S. sanctions, have plummeted, falling twenty-five per cent short of Tehran’s official budgetary needs.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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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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Ten days on the training pitches with a clutch of friendly games enabled Nuno to get across his ideas and to forge an ‘us against the world’ mentality.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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That includes taxpayers who filed a 2021 tax return but either left the Recovery Rebate Credit section blank or filled it out incorrectly when they actually were entitled to receive the money.Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Recovery Rebate Credit was created for people who did not get all or some of the three stimulus payments that were issued between 2020 and 2021 that they were entitled to.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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The drugs were first approved to treat type 2 diabetes – and that's what the FDA said daily injections of liraglutide could be used for in adults and children 10 and up.Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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In September the government approved broadening the scope of its DST.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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These developments have empowered women like Megan Thee Stallion to challenge entrenched norms and advocate for their reputations in real time.Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Social media has changed that and made information about celebrity feuds more accessible and, by extension, empowered public figures to be more assertive and vocal about advocating for their interests and brands.Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Animation Guild has ratified its contract with the major studios, despite concerns from some about protections against artificial intelligence.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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The union that represents Hollywood animators ratified its new contract with the studios, despite concerns among some prominent members over the deal’s protections against the use of artificial intelligence.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Baltimore Police Department has not confirmed if Sunday’s arrests are connected to Saturday’s armed carjacking.Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
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The first human case of H5N1, more commonly known as avian influenza or bird flu, has been confirmed in Los Angeles County in California, in connection with an adult who was exposed to livestock.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Authorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authorized. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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