revalidate

verb

Definition of revalidatenext
as in to validate

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Recent Examples of revalidate The Minnesota Department of Human Services set out to revalidate thousands of providers in programs deemed high risk for fraud by asking providers to submit verification paperwork and making unannounced site visits. — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 3 June 2026 By May, Human Services plans to revalidate more than 5,500 Medicaid providers, including verification of ownership, credentials, background checks and locations. — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revalidate
  1. validate
  2. recertify
  3. certificate
  4. legitimize
  5. sanction
  6. certify
  7. ratify
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  • For this, Sandia researchers used power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) testing to validate their AI controls before deploying them in the field.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
  • Segment by life stage, validate what employees actually need and embed that voice into benefits design, decision rights, communications and feedback loops.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of validate
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  • Recipients must recertify regularly to maintain eligibility.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • Faced with total defeat, the Democrats finally gave up their futile efforts to undermine the public finance system by blocking Blakeman and agreed to recertify him for matching funds.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
Definition of recertify
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  • The board is expected to discuss the extreme measures Tuesday, Feb. 17. LAUSD employs more than 83,000 people, including teachers, administrators, certificated support personnel and substitutes, according to June 2025 data.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Trustees at the Ramona Unified School District voted unanimously Thursday to send layoff notices to 12 classified and certificated staff members and keep 28 vacant positions unfilled as a way to balance the budget.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of certificate
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  • Yet this argument requires senators to actively affirm Blanche, which would legitimize his naked corruption of the law.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
  • The biggest near-term catalyst for the cryptocurrency industry could be the CLARITY Act, which would lay out regulatory guidelines and help legitimize the crypto industry.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Definition of legitimize
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  • In 2023, the Ukrainian government sanctioned him for allegedly continuing to engage with Russia, paying taxes to Moscow and facilitating business transactions through his liquor business in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Judge John Weeks denied May’s request to sanction Daniel and to hold King’s bond insufficient for violating a condition that directs him not to contact witnesses.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Definition of sanction
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  • If a simple majority of the workers vote to unionize, the union is then certified.
    — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The logistics industry has adapted accordingly, finding new software to certify driver’s licenses and paperwork, as well as using generative AI to track cargo.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of certify
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  • But the high court has interpreted the Constitution’s 14th Amendment — ratified in 1868 and upheld in a ruling in 1898 — as granting citizenship to all babies born in the country, regardless of parentage.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • For roughly a century after the Constitution was ratified, private property, contracts and free internal trade within the United States were respected.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Definition of ratify

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“Revalidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revalidate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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