approvals

noun

plural of approval
as in favors
an acceptance of something as satisfactory does this poster I made for the recital meet with your approval?

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Recent Examples of approvals The $17 billion deal, which will be funded by Aon with new debt, is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter, subject to regulatory approvals. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Rocket Mortgage uses hard credit inquiries for its pre-approvals, which can temporarily decrease your credit score. — Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 One of her greatest accomplishments was leading the effort to secure funding and approvals for the construction and launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 But putting cultural guardrails into a document doesn’t mean everyone responsible for approvals will know how to apply them. — Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 In late December last year, the city moved to reopen the suit, alleging that Walker’s company was again operating the shelter without proper approvals. — Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The moratorium is designed to pause approvals of new storage facilities while city staff prepares a study on their effects and considers updates to the city’s municipal code to address residents’ concerns. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The project is also expected to require approvals from federal regulatory agencies, which could include the Federal Railroad Administration, the Surface Transportation Board and the Federal Aviation Administration. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The plans remain subject to definitive agreements, customer commitments, financing, regulatory approvals and other project requirements. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approvals
  1. favors
  2. blessings
  3. endorsements
  4. votes
  5. nods
Noun
  • The Core Four is the Core Three now, mind you, and Father Time isn’t doing Nuggets Nation any favors.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and Hafley haven’t done quarterback Malik Willis any favors with this crew.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of favors
Noun
  • Sometimes, what would look like to be my biggest mistakes turn out to be my biggest blessings.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Finding the blessings among the challenges has long been a defining trait of Leake’s.
    — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of blessings
Noun
  • In the same series of Sunday morning posts, the president also lashed out at Kristen Welker, the moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, for saying his endorsements of Republican candidates in primary elections this year had shown mixed results.
    — Jeff Mason, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • For small business owners, partnering with mid-tier creators is likely a better bet than chasing celebrity endorsements.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorsements
Noun
  • In any event, Bret is sufficiently moved to start lying and counting extra votes for Debbie.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Mazzei did best with votes cast on Election Day, after Drummond had criticized the president’s plan to import beef to ameliorate the effects of his tariffs.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of votes
Noun
  • Released in 2024, the uniforms have multiple nods to car culture, including a tire mark down the middle of the jersey and a nod to Woodward Ave on the sleeve.
    — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of nods

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“Approvals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approvals. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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