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as in to ascribe
to explain (something) as being the result of something else
accredits his good choice of movies to reading a reviewer who seldom steers him wrong
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as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
took a course that accredited her to teach first aid
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as in to applaud
to declare enthusiastic approval of
generally accredited as the finest American dramatist of the postwar generation
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as in to approve
to give official acceptance of as satisfactory
thus far the board has refused to accredit the school
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Recent Examples of accredit
The Oxford Center was not accredited, according to the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
To offer bachelor’s degrees, however, participating colleges would need to first develop a program and curriculum, have their programs approved by the Illinois Community College Board and Illinois Board of Higher Education, then have the program accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Verify that the clinic is accredited and follows ethical practices.
—William Jones, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
The Higher Learning Commission accredits colleges and universities in 20 states and Washington, D.C., according to its website.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
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To borrow another logical principle, Hanlon's razor: Don't ascribe to malice that which can be otherwise explained by rank incompetence.—
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As a percentage of total trade, the U.S. deficit is down, improving over time, for those who ascribe to the notion that deficits are bad.—
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Translated, money’s sole purpose is as an agreement about value among wealth producers that enables them to exchange wealth of roughly equal value with each other.—
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Solutions like these improve health and education outcomes, empower women, and enable families to thrive, transforming their futures.—
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Hundreds of social media users have commented on TikTok to applaud Wheels and praise Santos for giving him a second chance at life.—
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Get The Recipe Cheeseburger Sliders Bring out the tray of sliders and the entire party will applaud.—
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Earlier this month, the pope approved a new three-year reform process for the Catholic Church.—
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But the women’s team ultimately got approved with 810 of a possible 894 votes.—
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Kennedy's murder has been attributed to a sole gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald.—
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Much of the drop is attributed to growing concerns that the electric vehicle maker's public image has become too closely tied to its CEO, Elon Musk.—
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Around 170 workers were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations, according to two federal health officials who were not authorized to speak publicly.—
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This bill authorizes the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) to appoint legal counsel as a direct report within the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS).—
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The sisters hail from a political family, yes, but a literary one, too: their mother, former first lady Laura Bush, was a librarian, and so were both grandmothers: Laura's mother, Jenna Welch, and former first lady Barbara Bush.—
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With over 500 comments on the Instagram post, many social media users have hailed it as a gift from Shadow.—
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The law will go to parliament to be ratified in 60 days, and some changes could be introduced, but for the moment new applications for citizenship must meet new requirements.—
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An additional three-quarters of states would also be needed to ratify the amendment.—
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“Accredit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accredit. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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